quietism
- noun
- /ˈkwaɪɪtɪzəm/
- Specialized
- The monk practiced quietism by dedicating hours to prayer and reflection in silence.
- Ideological quietism
It's it's a kind of apology for quietism, right?
- It's it's a kind of apology for quietism, right?
- We can have a certain kind kind of quietism saying will of God, right?
Examples
-
However, some members of the civil elite were aware of the distinction between Babi militancy and Baha'i quietism and were prepared to tolerate Baha'i activity.
Academic text (2004) -
Quietism may be the way to survive leftist rage after their policies fail.
Blog text (1) -
So this is quite clearly political quietism, political accommodation.
-
Are quietism and willful rhetoric our only possibilities?
Academic text (1994) -
I choose self deception, I choose quietism and pacifism.
-
The first direction involved integration into Lebanese politics, which required ideological quietism.
Academic text (2003) -
And for all the quietism that informed his alternative covenantal vision, Crisp did not operate softly.
Academic text (2006) -
Integration in Lebanon was accompanied by ideological quietism, especially on the issue of an Islamic state.
Academic text (2003) -
The risk moralism runs is fanaticism; the peril in spirituality is quietism.
Academic text (1990) -
Her philosophy embraced quietism, focusing on inner peace rather than engaging in worldly conflicts.
Antonyms
How Passive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quietism comes from the common word quiet ('calm' or 'still') and the ending -ism ('belief' or 'movement'). That's why quietism describes a religious way of being that values silence, stillness, and a passive, withdrawn form of prayer.