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Definition of quietism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

quietism

noun

NAmE//ˈkwaɪəˌt̮ɪzəm//

[uncountable] (formal)

an attitude to life which makes you calmly accept things as they are rather than try to change them

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quietist

NAmE//ˈkwaɪət̮ɪst//

noun, adjectiveSee quietism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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