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pietism

noun
/ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/UK

Etymology

From piety + -ism.

  1. derived from pietās
  2. derived from pieté
  3. inherited from piete
  4. suffixed as pietism — “piety + ism”

Definitions

  1. A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for…

    A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.

    • From its earliest days, Pietism was intimately bound up with education.

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