quietism
Example Sentences
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After 10 years in which Orbán’s grip on civil society has been relentlessly strengthened, Faludy says: “At best, the churches have chosen quietism rather than prophetic vocation.”
From The Guardian
It wasn’t just a matter of quietism and contemplation.
From The Guardian
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
Diana was more aggressive, the clamorous defender of quietism.
From The New Yorker
The stance, she wrote, “looks very much like quietism,” a word she often uses when she disapproves of projects and ideas.
From The New Yorker
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