quietism

Noun

Meaning

Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction.

The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nirvana rest serenity cabala kabala vegetation silence neutrality mysticism inaction calmness acquiescence repose composure quietness
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Antonyms

bounce bile frenzy ire alacrity disharmony
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Hypernyms

mysticism religious mysticism

Examples

Historical determinism is a recipe for political quietism. Terry Eagleton

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It is the product of Faith, Strength, Energy, Will, Sympathy, Justice, Imagination, and the triumph of principle. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism. Dorothy Thompson

" many on the right confuse the "is" of globalization with the "ought" of simply accepting all its effects. They preach a political quietism that is really just a cloak for greed. Bob Rae

Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism. Dorothy Thompson

True contemplation can only thrive when defended from two opposite exaggerations : quietism on the one hand, and spiritual fuss upon the other. Evelyn Underhill

Progress and reaction have both turned out to be swindles. Seemingly, there is nothing left but quietism robbing reality of its terrors by simply submitting to it. George Orwell

Close letter words and terms

quietful quieting quietish quietist quietistic quietive