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quietism
[ kwahy-i-tiz-uhm ]
noun
- a 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.
- some similar form of religious mysticism.
- mental or bodily repose or passivity.
quietism
/ 藞办飞补瑟蓹藢迟瑟锄蓹尘 /
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- 藞辩耻颈别迟颈蝉迟, nounadjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辩耻颈顎侥迟路颈蝉迟 noun adjective
- 辩耻颈顎卐迟路颈蝉顎僼颈肠 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Example Sentences
After 10 years in which Orb谩n鈥檚 grip on civil society has been relentlessly strengthened, Faludy says: 鈥淎t best, the churches have chosen quietism rather than prophetic vocation.鈥
To their children, this position seems like unforgivable quietism and complacency.
Because feckless but sweet peace-and-love quietism seldom makes going on a killing spree look like the obvious next step, equating the Manson 鈥渇amily鈥 with hippies in general is obviously a fallacy.
However, there are those who have accused it of the sin of 鈥渜uietism,鈥 of a resigned acceptance, even, according to Anthony Burgess, an 鈥渆vasion鈥 of the worst things in the world.
It wasn鈥檛 just a matter of quietism and contemplation.
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