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Definition of Pietism
1. Noun. 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion.
Geographical relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany
Derivative terms: Pietistic, Pietistical
2. Noun. Exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal.
Generic synonyms: Devoutness, Religiousness
Derivative terms: Pietistic, Pietistical, Religionist, Religious
Definition of Pietism
1. n. The principle or practice of the Pietists.
Definition of Pietism
1. Noun. (Christianity often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pietism
1. piety [n -S] - See also: piety
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pietism
Literary usage of Pietism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of Church Historyby Hans von Schubert, Alice Gardner by Hans von Schubert, Alice Gardner (1907)
""Supplementary chapter on religious thought and life in England during the nineteenth century": p. 348-376."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"pietism also inaugurated systematic missions among the Jews. ... On the other
hand, an important center for these efforts was created by pietism at Halle, ..."
3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"Here, then, constitutionalism and pietism, introduced by Spener during his stay
at Stuttgart ... The chief representatives of this pietism are Beata Sturm, ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"Here, then, constitutionalism and pietism, introduced by Spener during his stay
at Stuttgart ... The chief representatives of this pietism are Beata Sturm, ..."
5. A Critical History of Free Thought in Reference to the Christian Religion by Adam Storey Farrar (1863)
"The university of Halle became the home of pietism ; and the orphan- house ...
A philosophical view of pietism, as a necessary stage in the development of ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Meanwhile, despite opposition, the influence of pietism had spread, and its
prestige, with the support of King Frederick I and Frederick William I, ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"After the foundation of the University of Halle the campaign against pietism was
pursued with increased vigour by the orthodox Lutherans, notably Samuel ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Meanwhile, despite opposition, the influence of pietism had spread, and its
prestige, with the support of King Frederick I and Frederick William I, ..."
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