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ALL meanings of pietism

Pi·e·tism
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  • noun pietism a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy. 1
  • noun pietism the principles and practices of the Pietists. 1
  • noun pietism (lowercase) intensity of religious devotion or feeling. 1
  • noun pietism (lowercase) exaggeration or affectation of piety. 1
  • noun pietism excessive, exaggerated, or affected piety or saintliness 0
  • noun pietism a reform movement in the German Lutheran Churches during the 17th and 18th centuries that strove to renew the devotional ideal 0
  • noun pietism the beliefs and practices of the Pietists 0
  • noun pietism an exaggerated pious feeling or attitude 0
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