Word of the Day 07/31/22 Filiopietistic
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Filiopietistic (adjective)
filiopietistic [ fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-tis-tik ]
adjective Anthropology.
1. of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
ORIGIN: 1890–95; < Latin fīli(us) son (cf. filial) + -o- + pietistic
HOW TO USE FILIOPIETISTIC IN A SENTENCE
We must beware, of course, of what the late Charles Francis Adams once called the "filiopietistic" fallacy.
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT IN LITERATURE,|BLISS PERRY
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
filiopietistic [ fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-tis-tik ]
adjective Anthropology.
1. of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
ORIGIN: 1890–95; < Latin fīli(us) son (cf. filial) + -o- + pietistic
HOW TO USE FILIOPIETISTIC IN A SENTENCE
We must beware, of course, of what the late Charles Francis Adams once called the "filiopietistic" fallacy.
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT IN LITERATURE,|BLISS PERRY
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.