PIETISM


Meaning of PIETISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-ə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1697

1. capitalized : a 17th century religious movement originating in Germany in reaction to formalism and intellectualism and stressing Bible study and personal religious experience

2.

a. : emphasis on devotional experience and practices

b. : affectation of devotion

• pi·e·tist ˈpī-ə-tist adjective or noun , often capitalized

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.