quietist

English

Etymology

From quiet +‎ -ist, after Italian quietista.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/

Noun

quietist (plural quietists)

A mystic who follows quietism.
Someone who is not socially or politically active.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1267:
  You need not give in to media clowns or dozing quietists.

Translations

a mystic who follows quietism

French: quiétiste (fr) m or f

Greek: ησυχαστής (el) m (isychastís)

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