quietism

UK: /ˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm/ US: (kwī′i tiz′əm)

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qui•et•ism  (kwī′i tiz′əm), n. 

1. Religion 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. Religion some similar form of religious mysticism.
3. mental or bodily repose or passivity.

• Italian quietismo origin, originally, prayer in a state of quietude. See quiet², -ism
• 1680–90

qui′et•ist, n., adj. 
qui′et•is′tic, adj. 

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quietism / 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

ˈquietist noun , adjective