pietismo

Definitions of pietismo
  1. noun
    exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal
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    type of:
    religiosità
    piety by virtue of being devout
  2. noun
    17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
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