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
The pietist father of the painter made himself champion of the cause, and delivered a speech at a meeting of the Bible Society, wherein he proclaimed Luther the great witness of truth.
From Overbeck by Atkinson, J. Beavington
He was a mystic pietist; religion blending with poetry coloured his whole mind; revelation, nature, and art, were for him one and indivisible.
From Overbeck by Atkinson, J. Beavington
Both were disciples of a clergyman at Rouville, who was an enthusiastic pietist and friend of St Cyran.
From Pascal by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
