n. 1 a pious sentiment. b an exaggerated or affected piety. 2 (esp. as Pietism) hist. a movement for the revival of piety in the Lutheran Church in the 17th c. pietist n. pietistic adj. pietistical adj.
[ G Pietismus (as PIETY) ]
PIETISM
Meaning of PIETISM in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012