# baroque piety

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An ostentatious form of popular Catholic piety, especially in Counter-Reformation Europe.

## Etymology
From baroque + piety, after French piété baroque.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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