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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024qui•et•ism (kwī′i tiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona form of religious mysticism taught by Molinos, a Spanish priest, in the latter part of the 17th century, requiring extinction of the will, withdrawal from worldly interests, and passive meditation on God and divine things;
Molinism. - Religionsome similar form of religious mysticism.
- mental or bodily repose or passivity.
- Italian quietismo origin, originally, prayer in a state of quietude. See quiet2, -ism
- 1680–90
qui′et•ist, n., adj. qui′et•is′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quietism /ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm/ n - 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
- a state of passivity and calmness of mind towards external events
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