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
He is that most tragic figure—an enforced pietist, a thwarted voluptuary.
From Europe After 8:15 by Benton, Thomas H.
"Oh, you're a pietist," was the excited answer.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
She was so many-sided--a reformer, teacher, pietist, politician, actress--that a true estimate of her character is difficult.
From Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) by Hugo Paul Thieme
