pietism
pietism
Definition
pi·etism (pī′ə tiz′əm)
noun
- the beliefs and practices of the Pietists
- an exaggerated pious feeling or attitude
Etymology: Ger pietismus: see Pietist
Related Forms:
- pietistic pi′·etis′·tic (-tis′tik) adjective or pietistical pi′·etis′·ti·cal
- pietistically pi′·etis′·ti·cally adverb
Pietism
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: Two hundred years later, a movement called pietism, with its emphasis on holiness and prayer, emerged from a rather dry Lutheranism.
Adjective modifier
- German: German Reformed pietism was thus strong some ten years before the Lutherans began a similar work.
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