There are in particular two political traditions, one of which might be called quietist, the other activist. From Wordnik.com. [Islamic Revolution] Reference
"quietist" position that moral action derives from a disinterested. From Wordnik.com. [Nicolas Malebranche] Reference
Gideon Rosen nicely articulates the basic quietist thought. From Wordnik.com. [Realism] Reference
Their fiercely political creed was at odds with his own quietist faith, Ahmed says. From Wordnik.com. [THE LOST GENERATION] Reference
The quietist tradition obviously rests on the Prophet as sovereign, as judge and statesman. From Wordnik.com. [Islamic Revolution] Reference
Those were the first of many attacks from senior clergymen, who began to wake from years of “quietist” slumber. From Wordnik.com. [Let the Swords Encircle Me] Reference
Still the mystical, quietist philosophy of Lao-tzŭ and. From Wordnik.com. [Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3] Reference
This post may strike some as quietist or even defeatist. From Wordnik.com. [Corrente] Reference
Ruth had too much of the quietist in her, the non-resistent. From Wordnik.com. [Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative] Reference
J-Rod scores the quietist 2nd place in the history of mankind. From Wordnik.com. [Podium Cafe] Reference
The quietist route is to say that it will be okay on the night. From Wordnik.com. [SYNTAGMA] Reference
I shall take down my Snyders and Rubens when I get home; and turn quietist. From Wordnik.com. [The Newcomes] Reference
There is nothing indifferent or quietist about this version of the English story. From Wordnik.com. [Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Al Mansour has maintained his quietist approach and has respect in Yemeni society. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
I've had the fortune to meet Sherron and he is about the quietist person you'll ever meet. From Wordnik.com. Reference
At least, if it has, he is too staunch a quietist or pessimist, no one knows which, to care much. From Wordnik.com. ["The Free Negroes of North Carolina"] Reference
But there is also a realist strand in Tory thinking and a sane but quietist strain among Lib Dems. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
And the general tenor of his teaching shows that he was not a Beghard, nor a quietist, nor a pantheist. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference
Ferrar, the quietist of Little Gidding, and of Laud, he took orders in 1626 and, after serving for a few years as prebendary of Layton. From Wordnik.com. [A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature] Reference
For most of these 470 years, Shi'ism had been considered, at best, apolitical and quietist and, at worst, conservative and reactionary. From Wordnik.com. [MRZine.org] Reference
I’d never taken you for being that much of a quietist before. From Wordnik.com. [Various open pages on my desktop] Reference
And in a sense, Pierce was a quietist. From Wordnik.com. [Hawthorne: A Life] Reference
That is the cheapest and quietist way to go. From Wordnik.com. [A/C & Ceiling Fan Questions] Reference
He was no simple quietist. From Wordnik.com. [The End of General Gordon: Paras. 1-30] Reference
For the wife was a mystic and a quietist. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees] Reference
4/29/09 9:00 PM the quietist said. From Wordnik.com. ["It’s peculiar and unnerving in a way to see so many young people walking around with cell phones and iPods in their ears..."] Reference
4/12/09 9:36 AM the quietist said. From Wordnik.com. [Bo, the Portuguese water dog.] Reference
A quietist. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle] Reference
That's the quietist since 1997. ". From Wordnik.com. Reference
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