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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of filiopietistic¹

1890–95; < Latin fīli(us) son ( filial ) + -o- + pietistic ( def. )

Example Sentences

French aid in the Revolution, much propagandized in filiopietistic textbooks and parroted by our press, was in the best interests of a France set on vengeance against England.

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We must beware, of course, of what the late Charles Francis Adams once called the "filiopietistic" fallacy.

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