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quietism
[ kwahy-i-tiz-uhm ]
noun
- a form of religious mysticism taught by Molinos, a Spanish priest, in the latter part of the 17th century, requiring extinction of the will, withdrawal from worldly interests, and passive meditation on God and divine things; Molinism.
- some similar form of religious mysticism.
- mental or bodily repose or passivity.
quietism
/ ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm /
noun
- a form of religious mysticism originating in Spain in the late 17th century, requiring withdrawal of the spirit from all human effort and complete passivity to God's will
- a state of passivity and calmness of mind towards external events
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Derived Forms
- ˈquietist, nounadjective
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- quiet·ist noun adjective
- quiet·istic adjective
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Example Sentences
Phelipeaux has given us, in his narrative of Quietism, the portrait of the friend of Madame Guyon.
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He was fully convicted of Quietism and, on March 16, 1689, he was condemned to life-long prison.
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This was, as we have seen, one of the dangerous tenets of Quietism, and over this there was a prolonged and subtle disputation.
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The indifference, which was the point most objected to in Quietism, was greatly limited by Fnelon.
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Molinos has been considered the leader and founder of the Quietism of the seventeenth century.
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