Pietism
ɪˌtɪz noun
1.
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
2.
the principles and practices of the Pietists.
3.
( lowercase ) intensity of religious devotion or feeling.
4.
( lowercase ) exaggeration or affectation of piety.
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pietism (ˈpaɪɪˌtɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a less common word for piety |
| 2. | excessive, exaggerated, or affected piety or saintliness |
| 'pietist | |
| —n | |
| pie'tistic | |
| —adj | |
| pie'tistical | |
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| Pietism (ˈpaɪɪˌtɪzəm) | |
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| history a reform movement in the German Lutheran Churches during the 17th and 18th centuries that strove to renew the devotional ideal | |
| 'Pietist | |
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