quietist
English edit
Etymology edit
From quiet + -ist, after Italian quietista.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quietist (plural quietists)
- A mystic who follows quietism.
- 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.