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[ˈkwʌɪɪtɪz(ə)m], (Noun)
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- (in the Christian faith) devotional contemplation and abandonment of the will as a form of religious mysticism.
- calm acceptance of things as they are without attempts to resist or change them
(e.g: political quietism)
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Origin
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late 17th century (denoting the religious mysticism based on the teachings of the Spanish priest Miguel de Molinos (c1640–97)): from Italian quietismo, based on Latin quies, quiet- ‘quiet’
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