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
2.
a state of passivity and calmness of mind towards external events
Derived forms
quietist (ˈquietist)
noun, adjective
quietism in American English
(ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm)
noun
1.
a mysticism based on spiritual passivity; specif., a mysticism so minimizing or so completely rejecting human volition and effort as, often, to produce indifference to one's lot in an afterlife and to engender a sense of being incapable of any personal merit or guilt