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Definition of Quietist

1. Noun. A religious mystic who follows quietism.

Definition of Quietist

1. n. One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism.

Definition of Quietist

1. an advocate of quietism [n -S] - See also: quietism

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietist

quiet quieted quieten quietened quietener quieteners quietening quietens quieter quieters

quietest quieting quietings quietism quietisms quietist (current term) quietistic quietists quietive quietives

quietly quietness quietnesses quiets quietude quietudes quietus quietuses quiet down quiet hip disease

Literary usage of Quietist

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1. Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de La Mothe Guyon by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"Of the meekness and simplicity of spirit, which characterize the true quietist. The quietist in affliction. The quietist in action. ..."

2. Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame de La Mothe Guyon by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1847)
"Of the meekness and simplicity of spirit, which characterize the true quietist. The quietist in affliction. The quietist in action. ..."

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