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quietistic

/kwaɪəˈtɪstɪk/

quietistic adjective: of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.

Adjective

quietistic (comparative more quietistic, superlative most quietistic)

  1. Of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.

Forms of quietistic

comparativemore quietistic
superlativemost quietistic

Origin of quietistic

From quietism + -ic or quiet + -istic.

Questions about quietistic

What does quietistic mean?
Quietistic means of or relating to quietism, a philosophy of passivity and non-involvement.
What part of speech is quietistic?
Quietistic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce quietistic?
Quietistic is pronounced /kwaɪəˈtɪstɪk/.

Words near quietistic in the dictionary

  1. quietings
  2. quietish
  3. quietism
  4. quietisms
  5. quietist
  6. quietistic
  7. quietists
  8. quietive
  9. quietives
  10. quietless
  11. quietlier

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