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Definition of Quietist
1. Noun. A religious mystic who follows quietism.
Definition of Quietist
1. n. One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism.
Definition of Quietist
1. Noun. A mystic who follows quietism. ¹
2. Noun. Someone who is not socially or politically active. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quietist
1. an advocate of quietism [n -S] - See also: quietism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietist
Literary usage of Quietist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de La Mothe Guyon by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"Of the meekness and simplicity of spirit, which characterize the true quietist.
The quietist in affliction. The quietist in action. ..."
2. Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de La Mothe Guyon by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"Of the meekness and simplicity of spirit, which characterize the true quietist.
The quietist in affliction. The quietist in action. ..."
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