Thesaurus: pietism

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1. n. The principle or practice of the Pietists.
2. n. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion.
3. n. 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
4. n. exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
5. 1. The principle or practice of the Pietists. 2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion. The Schöne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism, in "Wilhelm Meister." W. Pater.
6. n:100 n. 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion