quietist
English
Etymology
From quiet + -ist, after Italian quietista.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/
Noun
quietist (plural quietists)
- A mystic who follows quietism.
- Someone who is not socially or politically active.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1267:
- You need not give in to media clowns or dozing quietists.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1267:
Translations
a mystic who follows quietism
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