pietism

Noun

Meaning

The principle or practice of the Pietists.

Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

religiosity religionism religiousism religiousness love cant cabala godliness kabala religion faith worship intensity allegiance devotion
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Antonyms

mistake abortion hate hatred ignorance dislike
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Hypernyms

religiousness devoutness religious movement

Related terms

pietist

Phrases with the word

church pietism radical pietism

Examples

According to the Merton Thesis there was a positive correlation between the rise of Puritanism and Protestant Pietism on the one hand and early experimental science on the other. Source: Internet

During this spiritual crisis, John Wesley was directly influenced by Pietism. Source: Internet

Kierkegaard, pietism and holiness, p. 156. Hubert Dreyfus and Jane Rubin argue that Kierkegaard's interest, "in an increasingly nihilistic age, is in how we can recover the sense that our lives are meaningful". Source: Internet

Pietism was sweeping German countries. citation Evangelicalism was waxing strong in England. Source: Internet

The stirrings of pietism on the Continent, and evangelicalism in Britain expanded enormously, leading the devout away from an emphasis on formality and ritual and toward an inner sensibility toward personal relationship to Christ. Source: Internet

Bismarck soon adopted his wife's pietism, and he remained a devout Pietist Lutheran for the rest of his life. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pietersite pietie Pietila pietist pietistic pietistical