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Pietism vs Pietist - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between pietism and pietist

is that pietism is a movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity while pietist is a supporter of pietism.

pietism

Noun

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  • (Christianity, often capitalized) A movement in the Lutheran church in the 17th and 18th centuries, calling for a return to practical and devout Christianity.
  • *2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 739:
  • *:From its earliest days, Pietism was intimately bound up with education.
  • pietist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A supporter of pietism.