PIETISM

religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism

(noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

Pietism

(noun) 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pietism (countable and uncountable, plural pietisms)

(Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.

Source: Wiktionary

Pi"e*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. G. pietismus, F. piétisme.]

1. The principle or practice of the Pietists.

2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion. The Schöne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism, in "Wilhelm Meister." W. Pater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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