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quietism Definition


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quietism
noun
    1. A state of calmness and passivity.
    2. A form of religious mysticism that involves the complete surrender of personal will to the will of God and the abandonment of anything connected to the senses in favour of dedication to devotion and contemplation.
      Form: Quietism
Derivative: quietistic
adj
    Derivative: quietist
    noun, adj
      Etymology: 18c; 17c in sense 2; Quietism was founded by the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos (1628‐96).



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