ALL meanings of quietism
qui·et·ism
Q q - noun quietism (in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism. 1
- noun quietism 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. 1
- noun quietism some similar form of religious mysticism. 1
- noun quietism mental or bodily repose or passivity. 1
- noun quietism 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 0
- noun quietism a state of passivity and calmness of mind towards external events 0
- noun quietism 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 0
- noun quietism lack of concern about what may happen; apathy 0