pietist
Heart-over-doctrine worshipper
A pietist emphasizes personal devotion and emotional religious experience over formal doctrine or ritual.
The term originally described a 17th-century Lutheran reform movement that stressed Bible study and individual piety, but now applies broadly to anyone who prioritizes heartfelt faith over theological correctness: He was a pietist who cared more about prayer than creeds.
Process of improving institutions
- revivalReturn after decline
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- evangelicalZealously advocating beliefs
- conversionAct of changing states
Moravian · Lutheran · Protestant · conventicle · small group · renewal · experiential · born-again
Deeply religious, sincere
- prayerfulGiven to worship
- godlyDeeply religious in character
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- reverentFeeling profound respect
worshipful · contemplative · meditative · devotion · quiet time · scripture reading · spiritual discipline · inner life
Restraining one's own desires
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- frugalSparing with resources
temperance · restraint · spartan · simple living · plainness · modesty · sobriety · renunciation
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- communityCollective of connected people
reformation
Process of improving institutions
- revivalReturn after decline
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- evangelicalZealously advocating beliefs
conversion · Moravian · Lutheran · Protestant · conventicle · small group · renewal · experiential · born-again · regeneration
devout
Deeply religious, sincere
reverent · worshipful · contemplative · meditative · devotion · quiet time · scripture reading · spiritual discipline · inner life · personal faith
self-denial
Restraining one's own desires
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
frugal · temperance · restraint · spartan · simple living · plainness · modesty · sobriety · renunciation · mortification
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
pietistritualist
Ceremony adherent
formalist · liturgist · Anglo-Catholic · traditionalist · institutionalist
pietistsecularist
Advocate for nonreligious governance
worldling · materialist · freethinker · libertine · hedonist