quietism
21Quietism — The movement associated with Miguel de molinos, Mme guyon and Archbishop fénelon, which stressed the importance of the passive contemplation of the divine. It was condemned by the Papacy as quasi Protestant …
22quietism — noun 1》 (in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism. 2》 calm acceptance of things, without resistance. Derivatives quietist noun & adjective quietistic adjective Origin C17: from… …
23quietism — noun (U) formal a calm state in which you accept situations and do not have any desire to change them …
24quietism — qui·et·ism …
25quietism — UK [ˈkwaɪəˌtɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm] noun [uncountable] formal the behaviour or attitude of someone who calmly accepts things that happen …
26quietism — Квиетизм …
27quietism — qui•et•ism [[t]ˈkwaɪ ɪˌtɪz əm[/t]] n. rel a form of Christian mysticism first promulgated in the late 17th century, requiring extinction of the will and worldly interests, and passive meditation on the divine …
28quietism — /ˈkwaɪətɪzəm/ (say kwuyuhtizuhm) noun 1. quietness of mind or life. 2. a form of religious mysticism requiring extinction of the will. {Italian quietismo} –quietist, noun …
29quietism — n. kind of mysticism in which indifference to world is obtained by passive contemplation of divinity; passivity. ♦ quietist, n …
30quietism — n. 1 a passive attitude towards life, with devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will, as a form of religious mysticism. 2 the principle of non resistance. Derivatives: quietist n. & adj. quietistic adj. Etymology: It. quietismo (as… …
