'Pietism' definitions:
Definition of 'Pietism'
(from WordNet)
noun
17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
noun
Exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn: religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism]
Definition of 'Pietism'
From: GCIDE
- Pietism \Pi"e*tism\ (p[imac]"[-e]*t[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. G. pietismus, F. pi['e]tisme.]
- 1. The principle or practice of the Pietists. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion. [1913 Webster]
- The Sch["o]ne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism, in "Wilhelm Meister." --W. Pater. [1913 Webster]