filiopietistic
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- adjective
- /ˌfɪliəˈpaɪɪˌtɪstɪk/
- Formal
- He was raised in a filiopietistic household where honoring one's parents and culture was of utmost importance.
Examples
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Filiopietistic works that catered to ethnic vanity by cataloging long lists of notable men are no longer acceptable as scholarship, and rightly so.
Academic text (1992) -
That earlier historiography, reflecting the historiographical conventions of the time, had focused on organizations and leaders, and because its purpose was particularly to assert the rights of group members to recognition and respect as Americans, it tended to stress in filiopietistic fashion the early presence of the group in America, its contributions to the making of the nation, its complete compatibility with American ideals, and the social mobility of its members.
Academic text (1996) -
This sensitivity informs much of the work of the pioneer filiopietistic generation of immigration historians.
Academic text (1991) -
By contrast, the particularistic version of multiculturalism is unabashedly filiopietistic and deterministic.
Academic text (1990) -
By completing the cultural turn, are we not perhaps also just completing the historiographical circle and returning to the contributionism of our filiopietistic forebears?
Academic text (1991) -
Although at first it was an unabashedly filiopietistic organization, during its later years its dominating figure came to be Professor George M. Stephenson of the University of Minnesota, who set high scholarly standards.
Academic text (1995) -
The filiopietistic rituals of the family were passed down through generations, showcasing their deep respect for ancestral traditions.
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Her filiopietistic beliefs led her to celebrate her ancestors' achievements every year with a special ceremony.
Antonyms
How Respectful
Surface Forms
Morphology
filiopietistic = pietistic (semi-transparent) = filio + piet + istic
The adjective is formed by prefixing the Latin combining element 'filio-' to 'pietistic'; while 'pietistic' transparently relates to 'piety', the Latin combining form 'filio-' is not widely recognized by learners, so the formation is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Filiopietistic comes from parts that mean 'child' and 'devotion' — like the words filial ('son' or 'daughter') and piety ('respect' or 'devotion'). So, filiopietistic describes someone who shows very strong or excessive respect and loyalty to parents, ancestors, or old traditions.