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pietism

UK/ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/

pietism noun: a movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.

Noun

pietism (countable and uncountable, plural pietisms)

  1. (capitalized, often) A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.
    • From its earliest days, Pietism was intimately bound up with education.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 739

pietism meaning in Tamil

pietism in Tamil

ஆழ்உணர்வு சமயவழி

Forms of pietism

pluralpietisms

Origin of pietism

From piety + -ism.

Words formed from pietism

  • church pietism
  • radical pietism

Questions about pietism

What does pietism mean?
Pietism means a movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.
What is pietism in Tamil?
Pietism in Tamil is ஆழ்உணர்வு சமயவழி. See Pietism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pietism?
Pietism is a noun.
How do you pronounce pietism?
Pietism is pronounced /ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/ (UK).
What is the plural of pietism?
The plural of pietism is pietisms.

Words near pietism in the dictionary

  1. pietersites
  2. pietie
  3. pieties
  4. Pietila
  5. Pietilas
  6. pietism
  7. pietisms
  8. pietist
  9. pietistic
  10. pietistical
  11. pietistically

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