quietism

English

Etymology

quiet +‎ -ism

Noun

quietism (countable and uncountable, plural quietisms)

A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
A state of passive quietness.
(philosophy) The view that the proper role of philosophy is a broadly therapeutic or remedial one.
The rejection of politics on religious grounds.

Translations

form of mysticism

Catalan: quietisme m
Czech: kvietismus m
Danish: kvietisme c
Dutch: quiëtisme (nl) n
Esperanto: kvietismo
Finnish: kvietismi
French: quiétisme (fr) m
German: Quietismus m
Greek: ησυχασμός (el) m (isychasmós)
Hungarian: kvietizmus (hu)
Interlingua: quietismo
Italian: quietismo (it) m
Polish: kwietyzm (pl) m
Portuguese: quietismo m
Slovak: kvietizmus m
Spanish: quietismo m
Swedish: kvietism (sv) c
Turkish: dingincilik (tr), sekincilik

passive quietness

Finnish: kvietismi
Greek: αταραξία (el) f (ataraxía)
Swedish: kvietism (sv) c

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