pietism

/ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/ · noun

Meaning

(often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.

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religiosity(English)pewdom(English)low church(English)lutheranism(English)paideia(English)gnesio-lutheran(English)lutheran(English)patristicism(English)pietist(English)pietistic(English)evangelicalism(English)rationalism(English)

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