exhibiting an extreme reverence for one's ancestors
filiopietistic in American English
(ˌfɪlioʊˌpaɪəˈtɪstɪk)
adjective
of, having to do with, or characterized by great, often excessive, reverence for ancestors or tradition
filiopietistic in American English
(ˌfɪliouˌpaiɪˈtɪstɪk)
adjective
Anthropology
of or pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, esp. if carried to excess
Word origin
[1890–95; ‹ L fīli(us) son (cf. filial) + -o- + pietistic]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, cholesterol, honky-tonk, masochism, pogey-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer)