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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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