AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
pi·e·tism (pī́ĭ-tĭźəm)

[German Pietismus, from Latin pietās, piety; see piety.]

noun 

  1. Stress on the emotional and personal aspects of religion.
  2. Affected or exaggerated piety.
  3. A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the 17th and 18th centuries, which strove to renew the devotional ideal in the Protestant religion.

derivatives

píe·tist
noun
píe·tiśtic
adjective
píe·tiśti·cal·ly
adverb