pietist en · NOUN
Etymology
From piety + -ist.
Meanings
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A supporter of pietism.
What a commentary on our professional piety as a people and our pretence to morality as a city, when there can exist and flourish in our midst, right under the noses of priest, person, police and platitudinising pietist such a RED-HOT HELL HOLE as the specimen one into whose sultry recesses the scribes had made their way by means of a little mild deception.
1903 February 8, The Truth, Sydney, page 3, column 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pietists | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Pietist | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (7)
io pietisto (supporter of pietism) · fi pietisti (supporter of pietism) · it pietista (supporter of pietism) · ro pietist (supporter of pietism) · pt pietista (supporter of pietism) · fr piétiste (supporter of pietism) · sv pietist (supporter of pietism)