Definition of quietism in English:

quietism

noun ˈkwʌɪɪtɪz(ə)mˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm

mass noun

1(in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism.
（基督教信仰的）寂静主义（作为一种宗教神秘主义形式的敛心默祷与清心寡欲）
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet while Taoist teachings were unsystematic and emphasized quietism and inspiration, Buddhism offered a systematic philosophical framework and a tradition of textual scholarship.
- The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen.
- However, the real meaning of Taoist wu-wei is not quietism at all, but rather, activity in harmony with the ever-changing, ever-unchanging Way of all life.
- He abjures both quietism which leaves the world to its fate and the ‘myth of progress’ and looks to a Jesus who is still followed but also at least partly hidden and ‘yet to be revealed’.
- Critics of Keswick spirituality alleged that through its emphasis on the inner life, it taught a quietism that discouraged practical expressions of Christian living and a mysticism that was foreign to evangelical theology.
2Calm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them.
平静接受，淡泊
political quietism
政治上的平静接受。
Example sentencesExamples
- He urged quietism, pacifism, and submission to civil government, exhorting his followers to live peaceably and unobtrusively in harmony with the community and the government.
- The regime sought to overcome the quietism of the middle classes and of the long-suffering peasantry with the propaganda of national greatness.
- Faced with the classic choice of writing or living, he finds himself capable of neither, and ponders a retreat into literary quietism.
- At bottom there is a conflict here between activism and quietism.
- Nietzsche began as a disciple of Schopenhauer, but later rejected his pessimism and quietism.
- There can be no quietism, no reactionary traditionalism, no retreat from the world.
- Rather than challenging this quietism and posing a political alternative, the radical critique of the global theorists, in fact, reflects and reproduces this sense of incapacity.
- As a result, the next generation was to tend towards political quietism and, worst of all, a crass materialism.
- There's quietism on the one hand and militancy on the other and much depends on the conditions that people find themselves in, in any one point in time.
- Those who believe that all affairs of state will shortly come to an end are, for obvious reasons, inclined to political quietism.
- The period of political quietism on the left spanned three decades.
- These phases have been referred to as judicial quietism.
- Conservatism and caution can become complacency and quietism, even though they don't start that way.
- It may well be that social constructivism is not necessarily linked to political quietism, but one can hardly imagine it motivating political activism, especially on behalf of the rights of other people.
- Looked at more deeply, it seems to license quietism and indifference to things in the world, on the grounds that nothing that merely happens to people is really bad.

Derivatives

quietist

noun & adjective ˈkwʌɪɪtɪstˈkwaɪədəst

These four are political quietists and do not think that clergymen should enter politics directly.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is not an advocate of clerical activism, preferring the traditional quietist approach to politics.
- The community was quietist, contemplative in spirit, and rather donnish, with Augustine as acknowledged leader providing answers to questions raised in the discussions.
- A quietist, he rejected involvement in politics and rejected Khomeini's theory of clerical rule.
- For a quietist like me, steering clear of all controversy, that will be a singular blessing.

quietistic

adjective kwʌɪɪˈtɪstɪk

Words regarding the necessity to change the souls of human beings to effect real change in the world should not be interpreted to mean that black religious leaders were adopting a quietistic approach to civil rights.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here situatedness determined ideas: moderate practice led to quietistic theory, while heightened class struggle produced theoretical radicalism.
- One suspects he would deplore any such retreat into quietistic bliss, and would instead admonish us with the title of another of his books: Think.
- Above all, the author succeeds in revising the portrayal of Lutheranism as a quietistic movement without much impact on modernity.

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos (circa1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- 'quiet'.

Definition of quietism in US English:

quietism

nounˈkwīəˌtizəmˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm

1(in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism.
（基督教信仰的）寂静主义（作为一种宗教神秘主义形式的敛心默祷与清心寡欲）
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the real meaning of Taoist wu-wei is not quietism at all, but rather, activity in harmony with the ever-changing, ever-unchanging Way of all life.
- Critics of Keswick spirituality alleged that through its emphasis on the inner life, it taught a quietism that discouraged practical expressions of Christian living and a mysticism that was foreign to evangelical theology.
- The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen.
- Yet while Taoist teachings were unsystematic and emphasized quietism and inspiration, Buddhism offered a systematic philosophical framework and a tradition of textual scholarship.
- He abjures both quietism which leaves the world to its fate and the ‘myth of progress’ and looks to a Jesus who is still followed but also at least partly hidden and ‘yet to be revealed’.
1. 1.1 Calm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them.
  平静接受，淡泊
  political quietism
  政治上的平静接受。
  Example sentencesExamples
  There's quietism on the one hand and militancy on the other and much depends on the conditions that people find themselves in, in any one point in time.
  The period of political quietism on the left spanned three decades.
  Rather than challenging this quietism and posing a political alternative, the radical critique of the global theorists, in fact, reflects and reproduces this sense of incapacity.
  Conservatism and caution can become complacency and quietism, even though they don't start that way.
  It may well be that social constructivism is not necessarily linked to political quietism, but one can hardly imagine it motivating political activism, especially on behalf of the rights of other people.
  The regime sought to overcome the quietism of the middle classes and of the long-suffering peasantry with the propaganda of national greatness.
  At bottom there is a conflict here between activism and quietism.
  He urged quietism, pacifism, and submission to civil government, exhorting his followers to live peaceably and unobtrusively in harmony with the community and the government.
  As a result, the next generation was to tend towards political quietism and, worst of all, a crass materialism.
  These phases have been referred to as judicial quietism.
  There can be no quietism, no reactionary traditionalism, no retreat from the world.
  Faced with the classic choice of writing or living, he finds himself capable of neither, and ponders a retreat into literary quietism.
  Nietzsche began as a disciple of Schopenhauer, but later rejected his pessimism and quietism.
  Those who believe that all affairs of state will shortly come to an end are, for obvious reasons, inclined to political quietism.
  Looked at more deeply, it seems to license quietism and indifference to things in the world, on the grounds that nothing that merely happens to people is really bad.

Origin

Late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos ( c 1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- ‘quiet’.

单词	quietism
释义	Definition of quietism in English: quietism noun ˈkwʌɪɪtɪz(ə)mˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm mass noun 1(in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism. （基督教信仰的）寂静主义（作为一种宗教神秘主义形式的敛心默祷与清心寡欲） Example sentencesExamples Yet while Taoist teachings were unsystematic and emphasized quietism and inspiration, Buddhism offered a systematic philosophical framework and a tradition of textual scholarship. The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen. However, the real meaning of Taoist wu-wei is not quietism at all, but rather, activity in harmony with the ever-changing, ever-unchanging Way of all life. He abjures both quietism which leaves the world to its fate and the ‘myth of progress’ and looks to a Jesus who is still followed but also at least partly hidden and ‘yet to be revealed’. Critics of Keswick spirituality alleged that through its emphasis on the inner life, it taught a quietism that discouraged practical expressions of Christian living and a mysticism that was foreign to evangelical theology. 2Calm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them. 平静接受，淡泊 political quietism 政治上的平静接受。 Example sentencesExamples He urged quietism, pacifism, and submission to civil government, exhorting his followers to live peaceably and unobtrusively in harmony with the community and the government. The regime sought to overcome the quietism of the middle classes and of the long-suffering peasantry with the propaganda of national greatness. Faced with the classic choice of writing or living, he finds himself capable of neither, and ponders a retreat into literary quietism. At bottom there is a conflict here between activism and quietism. Nietzsche began as a disciple of Schopenhauer, but later rejected his pessimism and quietism. There can be no quietism, no reactionary traditionalism, no retreat from the world. Rather than challenging this quietism and posing a political alternative, the radical critique of the global theorists, in fact, reflects and reproduces this sense of incapacity. As a result, the next generation was to tend towards political quietism and, worst of all, a crass materialism. There's quietism on the one hand and militancy on the other and much depends on the conditions that people find themselves in, in any one point in time. Those who believe that all affairs of state will shortly come to an end are, for obvious reasons, inclined to political quietism. The period of political quietism on the left spanned three decades. These phases have been referred to as judicial quietism. Conservatism and caution can become complacency and quietism, even though they don't start that way. It may well be that social constructivism is not necessarily linked to political quietism, but one can hardly imagine it motivating political activism, especially on behalf of the rights of other people. Looked at more deeply, it seems to license quietism and indifference to things in the world, on the grounds that nothing that merely happens to people is really bad. Derivatives quietist noun & adjective ˈkwʌɪɪtɪstˈkwaɪədəst These four are political quietists and do not think that clergymen should enter politics directly. Example sentencesExamples He is not an advocate of clerical activism, preferring the traditional quietist approach to politics. The community was quietist, contemplative in spirit, and rather donnish, with Augustine as acknowledged leader providing answers to questions raised in the discussions. A quietist, he rejected involvement in politics and rejected Khomeini's theory of clerical rule. For a quietist like me, steering clear of all controversy, that will be a singular blessing. quietistic adjective kwʌɪɪˈtɪstɪk Words regarding the necessity to change the souls of human beings to effect real change in the world should not be interpreted to mean that black religious leaders were adopting a quietistic approach to civil rights. Example sentencesExamples Here situatedness determined ideas: moderate practice led to quietistic theory, while heightened class struggle produced theoretical radicalism. One suspects he would deplore any such retreat into quietistic bliss, and would instead admonish us with the title of another of his books: Think. Above all, the author succeeds in revising the portrayal of Lutheranism as a quietistic movement without much impact on modernity. Origin Late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos (circa1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- 'quiet'. Definition of quietism in US English: quietism nounˈkwīəˌtizəmˈkwaɪəˌtɪzəm 1(in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism. （基督教信仰的）寂静主义（作为一种宗教神秘主义形式的敛心默祷与清心寡欲） Example sentencesExamples However, the real meaning of Taoist wu-wei is not quietism at all, but rather, activity in harmony with the ever-changing, ever-unchanging Way of all life. Critics of Keswick spirituality alleged that through its emphasis on the inner life, it taught a quietism that discouraged practical expressions of Christian living and a mysticism that was foreign to evangelical theology. The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen. Yet while Taoist teachings were unsystematic and emphasized quietism and inspiration, Buddhism offered a systematic philosophical framework and a tradition of textual scholarship. He abjures both quietism which leaves the world to its fate and the ‘myth of progress’ and looks to a Jesus who is still followed but also at least partly hidden and ‘yet to be revealed’. 1.1 Calm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them. 平静接受，淡泊 political quietism 政治上的平静接受。 Example sentencesExamples There's quietism on the one hand and militancy on the other and much depends on the conditions that people find themselves in, in any one point in time. The period of political quietism on the left spanned three decades. Rather than challenging this quietism and posing a political alternative, the radical critique of the global theorists, in fact, reflects and reproduces this sense of incapacity. Conservatism and caution can become complacency and quietism, even though they don't start that way. It may well be that social constructivism is not necessarily linked to political quietism, but one can hardly imagine it motivating political activism, especially on behalf of the rights of other people. The regime sought to overcome the quietism of the middle classes and of the long-suffering peasantry with the propaganda of national greatness. At bottom there is a conflict here between activism and quietism. He urged quietism, pacifism, and submission to civil government, exhorting his followers to live peaceably and unobtrusively in harmony with the community and the government. As a result, the next generation was to tend towards political quietism and, worst of all, a crass materialism. These phases have been referred to as judicial quietism. There can be no quietism, no reactionary traditionalism, no retreat from the world. Faced with the classic choice of writing or living, he finds himself capable of neither, and ponders a retreat into literary quietism. Nietzsche began as a disciple of Schopenhauer, but later rejected his pessimism and quietism. Those who believe that all affairs of state will shortly come to an end are, for obvious reasons, inclined to political quietism. Looked at more deeply, it seems to license quietism and indifference to things in the world, on the grounds that nothing that merely happens to people is really bad. Origin Late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos ( c 1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- ‘quiet’.
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