QUIETIST

quietist

(noun) a religious mystic who follows quietism

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quietist (plural quietists)

A mystic who follows quietism.

Someone who is not socially or politically active.

Source: Wiktionary


Qui"et*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. quiétiste.] (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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