quietist
Advocate for stillness
A quietist advocates passive contemplation over active engagement.
The term comes from Quietism, a 17th-century Christian mystical movement emphasizing interior stillness and surrender to God's will.
More broadly, quietist describes anyone who favors withdrawal from worldly affairs or political struggles: His quietist approach frustrated activists who wanted immediate action.
Refusal to oppose force
- submissionYielding to another's will
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- docilityReadiness to submit
- complianceAdhering to requirements
detachment · indifference · dispassion · equanimity · surrender · yielding · receptivity · abandonment
Focused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- silenceTotal lack of sound
solitude · mindfulness · concentration · self-examination · inner-peace · thoughtfulness · centering · recollection
Free from agitation
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
restfulness · placidity · peacefulness · hush · gentleness · undisturbed · untroubled · composure
Person choosing total seclusion
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
- recluseOne choosing isolation
solitude · seclusion · withdrawal · renunciation · self-denial · abstinence · austerity · simplicity
Pacifist Protestant denomination
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
believer · faithful · sectarian · conventicle · flock · laity · clergy · reverent
Quality of inner life
- unionJoining into one
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
beatific · numinous · ineffable · divinity · holiness · sanctity · revelation · nirvana
nonresistance
Refusal to oppose force
- submissionYielding to another's will
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- docilityReadiness to submit
compliance · detachment · indifference · dispassion · equanimity · surrender · yielding · receptivity · abandonment
meditation
Focused attention practice
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
silence · solitude · mindfulness · concentration · self-examination · inner-peace · thoughtfulness · centering · recollection · prayer
calm
Free from agitation
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
repose · restfulness · placidity · peacefulness · hush · gentleness · undisturbed · untroubled · composure · equanimity
hermit
Person choosing total seclusion
- monkCloistered religious devotee
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
- anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
recluse · solitude · seclusion · withdrawal · renunciation · self-denial · abstinence · austerity · simplicity · celibacy
Quakers
Pacifist Protestant denomination
disciple · believer · faithful · sectarian · conventicle · flock · laity · clergy · reverent · worship
interiority
Quality of inner life
- unionJoining into one
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
enlightenment · beatific · numinous · ineffable · divinity · holiness · sanctity · revelation · nirvana · satori
quietistactivist
Vigorous cause champion
militant · agitator · radical · revolutionary · crusader
quietistevangelist
Zealous advocate or preacher
proselytizer · missionary · revivalist · ritualist · pietist