QUIETISM


Meaning of QUIETISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkwī-ə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1687

1.

a. : a system of religious mysticism teaching that perfection and spiritual peace are attained by annihilation of the will and passive absorption in contemplation of God and divine things

b. : a passive withdrawn attitude or policy toward the world or worldly affairs

2. : a state of calmness or passivity

• qui·et·ist -tist adjective or noun

• qui·et·ist·ic ˌkwī-ə-ˈtis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.