quietism


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quietism/ˈkwʌɪətɪzəm/
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 Ital. quietismo, based on L. quies, quiet- ‘quiet’.
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