Definition of PIETISM

pietism

Meanings

Plural: pietisms

Noun

  • 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
  • exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
  • A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.

Origin / Etymology

From piety + -ism.

Scrabble Score: 11

pietism is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pietism is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pietism is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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