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filiopietistic

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adjective Of or relating to an often immoderate reverence for forebears or tradition.

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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 : a chronicle of great interpreters
"filiopietistic" fallacy. — The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters

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Latin fīlius, son; see filial + pietistic.

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