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

To their children, this position seems like unforgivable quietism and complacency.

From The New Yorker

Because feckless but sweet peace-and-love quietism seldom makes going on a killing spree look like the obvious next step, equating the Manson “family” with hippies in general is obviously a fallacy.

From Los Angeles Times

However, there are those who have accused it of the sin of “quietism,” of a resigned acceptance, even, according to Anthony Burgess, an “evasion” of the worst things in the world.

From The New Yorker

It wasn’t just a matter of quietism and contemplation.

From The Guardian