— quietist , n. , adj. — quietistic , adj.
/kwuy"i tiz'euhm/ , n.
1. 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.
2. some similar form of religious mysticism.
3. mental or bodily repose or passivity.
[ 1680-90; quietismo orig., prayer in a state of quietude. See QUIET 2 , -ISM ]