Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [pahy-i-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈpaɪ ɪˌtɪz əm/
- /ˈpiː.ˌtɪ.zəm/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [pahy-i-tiz-uh m]
- /ˈpaɪ ɪˌtɪz əm/
Definitions of pietism word
- noun pietism a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy. 1
- noun pietism the principles and practices of the Pietists. 1
- noun pietism (lowercase) intensity of religious devotion or feeling. 1
- noun pietism (lowercase) exaggeration or affectation of piety. 1
- noun pietism excessive, exaggerated, or affected piety or saintliness 0
- noun pietism a reform movement in the German Lutheran Churches during the 17th and 18th centuries that strove to renew the devotional ideal 0
Information block about the term
Origin of pietism
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; < German Pietismus < Latin piet(ās) piety + German -ismus -ism
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pietism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pietism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
pietism usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pietism
noun pietism
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- cabala — a Jewish mystical movement based on a symbolic interpretation of the Scriptures: it flourished from the end of the 12th cent.
- cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
- cabbalism — cabala.
- devoutness — devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious: a devout Catholic.
Top questions with pietism
- what is pietism?
- what does pietism mean?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pi
- Words starting with pie
- Words starting with piet
- Words starting with pieti
- Words starting with pietis
- Words starting with pietism