Quietism - English meaning
Quietism – definitions in English dictionary
noun(in the christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism.
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The interaction between buddhism and taoism gave rise to the ch'an school of contemplative quietism…nounCalm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them.
Usage examples:
Political quietism
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Word origin
late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos ( c. 1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- ‘quiet
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