filiopietistic
[fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-tis-tik]
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adjective Anthropology.
of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
Origin of filiopietistic
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We must beware, of course, of what the late Charles Francis Adams once called the "filiopietistic" fallacy.
The American Spirit in Literature,Bliss Perry