pietist
Example Sentences
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Dr Ganiel said "pietist" evangelicals - those who had decided that the world of politics was simply too grubby for Christians to take part in - could be reinforced by Mrs Robinson's demise.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2010
No mere filial pietist, he wrote a biography of his father that might stand as a monument to the "old" diplomacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
In England, no doubt, as in every other European country, there were, as Mr. Vaughan observes, 'Scattered little groups of friends, who nourished a hidden devotion by the study of pietist and mystical writings....
From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)
He was not a pietist, and there was no great religious feeling in his work.
From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by Van Dyke, John Charles
He is that most tragic figure—an enforced pietist, a thwarted voluptuary.
From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.
