pietistic
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Brorson was a product of the Pietistic movement emanating from Halle, in Germany.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
Freylinghausen’s “Geistreiches Gesangbuch” became the standard hymn-book of the Pietistic movement.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
In September, 1693, he came to see her in Paris, feeling, doubtless, that he was the man to settle all these Pietistic commotions.
From Excellent Women by Various
This was true of the Reformation, which witnessed the birth of the Lutheran Church, and it was also characteristic of the Pietistic movement, which infused new life and fervor into that communion.
From The Story of Our Hymns by Ryden, Ernest Edwin
He was originally a Roman Catholic priest, but his Pietistic inclination precluded him from the favor of his less devout brethren.
From History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology by Hurst, J. F. (John Fletcher)
