1. of or relating to excessive or uncritical reverence for one's ancestors or the past; characterized by blind devotion to tradition or inherited beliefs
Usage: formal; rare; literary

Examples

• The museum's filiopietistic approach to preservation meant that even outdated exhibits were never updated.
• His filiopietistic attitude prevented him from questioning the family's long-held customs.
• The society took a filiopietistic stance, refusing to modernize any aspect of their historical practices.
• She criticized the filiopietistic nostalgia that dominated the community's decision-making.
• Their filiopietistic reverence for the founding documents left no room for contemporary interpretation.