pietism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/

pietism pietisms

From piety + -ism.

pietist

church pietism radical pietism

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