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Quietist   /kwˈaɪətəst/   Listen
Quietist

noun
1.
A religious mystic who follows quietism.





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"Quietist" Quotes from Famous Books



... correspond to a humble contribution to the welfare of society. Prices, wages, salaries, interest, rent and profits do not, if left to themselves, follow the simple law of natural justice. To think so is an idle dream, the dream of the quietist who may slumber too long and be roused to a rude awakening or perish, perhaps, in his sleep. His dream is not so dangerous as the contrasted dream of the socialist, now threatening to walk abroad in his sleep, but both in their degree are dreams and ...
— The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice • Stephen Leacock


Words linked to "Quietist" :   quietism, mystic, religious mystic


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