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

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

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