Pietism

Noun CEFR B1

ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m

Definitions

A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.

capitalized, countable, often, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpietismo

Françaispiétisme

DeutschPietismus

9 more languages

العربيةالتّقوى

Češtinapietismus

Ελληνικάθρησκοληψία

Magyarpietizmus

Italianopietismo

Nederlandspiëtisme

Portuguêspietismo

Examples

“From its earliest days, Pietism was intimately bound up with education.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

pietist pietistic pietra dura pietra fungaia Pietrari Pietri

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