Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pietist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: pietist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of pietism.

noun

Alternative form of pietist.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From piety + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: piety

Inflected Forms

pietists (plural)

Derived Forms

pietistic

Questions

What does pietist mean?: A supporter of pietism.
Where does pietist come from?: From piety + -ist.

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