quietism

American  

[kwahy-i-tiz-uhm] / ˈkwaɪ ɪˌtɪz əm /

noun

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.

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quietism British  

/ ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. 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

2. a state of passivity and calmness of mind towards external events

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Other Word Forms

• quietist
  noun
• quietistic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of quietism

First recorded in 1680–90, quietism is from the Italian word quietismo originally, prayer in a state of quietude. See quiet, -ism

Example Sentences

In the absence of evidence for the Trojan horse hypothesis for corporate mindfulness, there is an alternative hypothesis: Corporate Quietism.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2015

What signifies their writing against the theory of Quietism?

From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules

These deep waters, as you will find out afterwards, are the depths of Quietism; and if your sight is keen enough, you may already perceive Molinos through this transparent abyss.

From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules

But above all he must study that master of Quietism, the incomparable author of The Woman's Touch, The Silent Preacher, Through a College Key-hole.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 by Various

But a larger importance attaches to that mild variety of anarchism which is commonly called laissez-faire, and which Matthew Arnold calls British Atheism or Quietism.

From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton