pietism
11pietism — n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism) hist. a movement for the revival of piety in the Lutheran Church in the 17th c. Derivatives: pietist n. pietistic adj. pietistical adj. Etymology: G Pietismus (as… …
12Pietism — n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism) hist. a movement for the revival of piety in the Lutheran Church in the 17th c. Derivatives: pietist n. pietistic adj. pietistical adj. Etymology: G Pietismus (as… …
13pietism — noun Date: 1697 1. capitalized a 17th century religious movement originating in Germany in reaction to formalism and intellectualism and stressing Bible study and personal religious experience 2. a. emphasis on devotional experience and practices …
14pietism — noun A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity …
15pietism — A devotional movement in the Lutheran church; also any attitude to religion stressing piety and faith rather than evidence and reason. See also fideism …
16Pietism — Movement in especially German (Lutheran) Protes tantism that emphasized sentiment and a pious lifestyle. In the Re public, its leaders were Jean de Labadie and Willem Schortinghuis (1700–1750). In the 19th century, the Swiss inspired Reveil… …
17pietism — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A state of often extreme religious ardour: devotion, devoutness, piety, piousness, religionism, religiosity, religiousness. See RELIGION …
18PIETISM — any religious movement which promotes PIETY. It is usually applied to a religious movement which originated as a reaction to the ENLIGHTENMENT in eighteenth century Germany which profoundly influenced the English speaking world through… …
19pietism — unquestioning or dogmatic religious devotion Ecclesiastical Terms …
20Pietism — pi·e·tism || paɪətɪzm n. religious movement which began in the Lutheran Church in Germany during the 17th century (stressed individual piety over orthodoxy); religious principles and practices of the Pietists …
