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.
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Quietism
Synonyms for "quietism" (104 found)
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a wise passivenessacquiescenceamenabilityataraxiaataraxyblank mindblankmindednessblanknesscalm of mindcalmnesscompliancecomposurecontemplationcontemplative lifedenominationdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancyemptiness of mind
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fallow mindfatuityfoolishnesshumblenesshumilityidlenessimmobilityimperturbabilityinactioninactivityinanityindolenceinertiainertnesslaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlucid stillnessmarmoreal repose
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Related words (52)
nonviolent resistanceobedienceoblivionpacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypeacepeacefulnessplacidityplacidnesspolicyprocrastinationquakerismquiescencequiescencyquiet
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quietnessquietudereposeresignationrestrestfulnesssatoriserenitysilencesilken reposesleepslumberstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstillnesssubmissionsubmissivenesstabula rasathoughtfreenessthoughtlessnesstranquillityuncomplainingnessunintelligencevacancyvacuityvegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingwise passiveness
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2 entriesmysticismreligious mysticism
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In von Hügel's estimation the real culprit that distorts “quiet” into Quietism, is any tendency to extreme dualism, particularly between body and soul.
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The problem of Quietism or rather the problem of Quietism in its most corrupted forms and their immediate repercussions on a disciplinary, moral and sexual level led to the realization that the dangers that believers faced were as much inside the Church as outside.
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