quietism meaning

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quietism (noun): a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God.

Definition of quietism

  1. a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

    Type of: mysticism

    Related forms: quietist

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with QU · words ending in SM · 8-letter words

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