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filiopietistic - 2 dictionary results

fil⋅i⋅o⋅pi⋅e⋅tis⋅tic

[fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-tis-tik]
–adjective Anthropology.
of or pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, esp. if carried to excess.

Origin:
1890–95; < L fīli(us) son (cf. filial ) + -o- + pietistic
fil·i·o·pi·e·tis·tic   (fĭl'ē-ō-pī'ĭ-tĭs'tĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to an often immoderate reverence for forebears or tradition.

[Latin fīlius, son; see filial + pietistic.]
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