of, having to do with, or characterized by great, often excessive, reverence for ancestors or tradition
Origin of filiopietistic
from Classical Latin filius, son (see filial) + -o- + pietisticfiliopietistic
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filiopietistic
adjective
Of or relating to an often immoderate reverence for forebears or tradition.
Origin of filiopietistic
Latin fīlius son ; see filial . pietisticTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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