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[syn: religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion.
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The Sch["o]ne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism,
in "Wilhelm Meister." --W. Pater.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pietism
n 1: 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran
Church stressing personal piety and devotion
2: exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal [syn:
religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism]