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



RESET




Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

coffee icon