quietism

English

Etymology

quiet +‎ -ism

Noun

quietism (countable and uncountable, plural quietisms)

1. A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
2. A state of passive quietness.
3. (philosophy) The view that the proper role of philosophy is a broadly therapeutic or remedial one.
4. 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