quietism
Example Sentences
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Yet what he evokes even more keeningly is a rage he finds almost welcome in a land known for its quietism and restraint.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2017
Diana was more aggressive, the clamorous defender of quietism.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2017
To acknowledge this fact is not to call for quietism.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2017
Ames represented a certain "quietism" that was little represented – indeed, it was paradoxical to have him as the narrator of a bestselling novel, as he would flinch from advertising his faith.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2012
The people responded by withdrawal into political quietism and/or private vices.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
