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Pietism

[ pahy-i-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
  2. the principles and practices of the Pietists.
  3. (lowercase) intensity of religious devotion or feeling.
  4. (lowercase) exaggeration or affectation of piety.

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Pietism

1

/ ˈ±è²¹ÉªÉªËŒ³Ùɪ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. history a reform movement in the German Lutheran Churches during the 17th and 18th centuries that strove to renew the devotional ideal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pietism

2

/ ˈ±è²¹ÉªÉªËŒ³Ùɪ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a less common word for piety
  2. excessive, exaggerated, or affected piety or saintliness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±Ê¾±±ð³Ù¾±²õ³Ù, noun
  • ËŒ±è¾±±ðˈ³Ù¾±²õ³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
  • ˈ±è¾±±ð³Ù¾±²õ³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±Ê¾±î€½Ä·³Ù¾±²õ³Ù noun
  • ±è¾±î€…e·³Ù¾±²õt¾±³¦ ±è¾±î€…e·³Ù¾±²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô adjective
  • ±è¾±î€…e·³Ù¾±²õt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·ly adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Pietism1

1690–1700; < German Pietismus < Latin piet ( Äå²õ ) piety + German -ismus -ism
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The difference was that he could not imagine finding that experience within Pietism.

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His faith was grounded in personal Pietism, a doctrine that ignored the political origins of injustice.

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Though he might not have recognised the label, Bach’s faith falls within the movement known as German Pietism, which reached its high-water mark in his lifetime.

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Amid the religious movements of the beginning of the century Pietism gained a decided advantage.

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In 1746 the reign of Pietism came to an end on the death of Christian VI.

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