Quietism

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative form of quietism (“form of mysticism”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "In its consistently logical form Quietism makes communion between man and God an impossibility by annulling the distinction between them, ultimately reducing God to a vague and empty abstraction, and dehumanizing man."

  3. 3
    a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God wordnet
  4. 4
    A state of passive quietness. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The view that the proper role of philosophy is a broadly therapeutic or remedial one. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The rejection of politics on religious grounds. countable, uncountable

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a wise passivenessacquiescenceamenabilityataraxiaataraxyblank mind

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"In its consistently logical form Quietism makes communion between man and God an impossibility by annulling the distinction between them, ultimately reducing God to a vague and empty abstraction, and dehumanizing man."

Etymology

From quiet + -ism.

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