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Recent Examples of pietistic
In the nineteenth century, U.S. political parties were divided along sectarian lines: pietistic versus liturgical, low church versus high church, Protestant versus Catholic.
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David E. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
Warnock’s doctoral thesis, the basis of a book published in 2013, was about the divide in the Black church between a pietistic tradition, which emphasized individual righteousness and uplift, and a social one, epitomized by King.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2022
By the time Warnock was hired to lead Ebenezer, in 2005, strains of the pietistic tradition had consolidated in the new suburban Black megachurches that preached the prosperity gospel, led by figures such as Creflo Dollar and Bishop Eddie Long.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2022
The official version of Irish history was a dour, gray, pietistic nationalism.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022
Fonny grew up there, too, with his alcoholic father (Michael Beach), unforgivingly pietistic mother (Aunjanue Ellis), and judgmental sisters (Ebony Obsidian and Dominique Thorne).
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 18 Sep. 2018
My personal Sharia tells me how to pray, how to fast, how to follow my personal pietistic laws, but then there is Sharia that gets involved in criminal law, that gets involved in prohibiting siege.
—Fox News, 18 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pietistic
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The tale of Alexander the Great and the ascetic Diogenes illustrates my point.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
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His personal life also provides plenty of fodder for the curious: Mondrian had a series of liaisons with women, and probably men as well, but lived alone in an ascetic studio.Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Transiting through this mystical Water sign since 2011, Neptune in Pisces amplifies our intuitive abilities and spiritual callings.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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CeCe Winans brings a spiritual touch with Joyful, Joyful: A Christmas Album, while Coco Jones adds her unique flair in Coco by the Fireplace.Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Her chef and housekeeper, Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher), is timid and worshipful but able to take quietly decisive action when necessary.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
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The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
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As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas.Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
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When this happens, often the characters in question are based on real people for whom the actors have adopted a reverential mimicry that teeters on possession on and off set.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
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Bad news comes in the form of this Brighton away shirt, which seems to be a reverential tribute to their away shirt from… 2014.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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But despite hints of humor and sensuality, this adaptation can sometimes lapse into the reverent formality of a Masterpiece miniseries.Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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At the center on one side was a life-size Virgin holding the Child, surrounded by 40 reverent haloed figures.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Pietistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pietistic. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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