pietism
/ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/noun
pietism is spelled P-I-E-T-I-S-M: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pietism means “A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pietism is pietisms.
How many letters and syllables are in pietism?
| Letters | 7: P-I-E-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pietism?
Pietism appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pietism?
- UK /ˈpʌɪətɪz(ə)m/
Pietism has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pietism
- pietisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pietism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A movement in the Lutheran church in the late 17th and 18th centuries, calling for practical and devout Christianity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pietism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense movement in the Lutheran church:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pietism come from?
From piety + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).