quietism
61Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne — (1627 1704) prelate, theologian, and writer one of the greatest French preachers and religious writers, Jacques Bénigne Bossuet was born in Dijon and educated in Jesuit schools in Paris. In 1652, he was ordained a priest and, after being… …
62Quiescence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Quiescence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rest rest Sgm: N 1 stillness stillness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 quiescence quiescence Sgm: N 1 stagnation stagnation stagnancy Sgm: N 1 fixity fixity …
63Insensibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insensibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insensibility insensibility insensibleness Sgm: N 1 moral insensibility moral insensibility Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness inertia Sgm: N 1 vis inertiae vis inertiae Sgm: N 1… …
64quietist — noun a religious mystic who follows quietism • Derivationally related forms: ↑quietism • Hypernyms: ↑mystic, ↑religious mystic …
65qui|et|ist — «KWY uh tihst», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who believes in or practices quietism. 2. a person who seeks quietness. –adj. characterized by quietism; quietistic: »He accused Tolstoy of helping to bring about the failure of the 1905 Revolution …
66Quietist — Qui et*ist, n. [Cf. F. qui[ e]tiste.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See {Quietism}. [1913 Webster] …
67Quietistic — Qui et*is tic, a. Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism. [1913 Webster] …
68quietist — adjective or noun see quietism …
69quietistic — adjective see quietism …
70Aristotle — For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs Marble bust of Aristotle. Roman copy after a Gree …