Quietist

Quietist
Quietist 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]

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  • quietist — QUIETÍST, Ă adj., s.m. şi f. v. chietist. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

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  • quietist — adjective or noun see quietism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quietist — See quietism. * * * …   Universalium

  • quietist — noun A follower of quietism …   Wiktionary

  • Quietist — Qui|e|tịst, der; en, en: Anhänger des Quietismus …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Quietist — Qui|e|tịst 〈[kviə ] m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 Vertreter, Anhänger des Quietismus …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Quietist — Qui|e|tist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> Anhänger des Quietismus …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • quietist — kwaɪətɪst n. one who practices the mystical tenets of quietism, Molinist …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quietist — qui·et·ist …   English syllables

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