quietist

English

Etymology

From quiet +‎ -ist, after Italian quietista.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkwʌɪətɪst/

Noun

quietist (plural quietists)

1. A mystic who follows quietism.
2. Someone who is not socially or politically active.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 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)