Synonyms for modus vivendi

Grammar : Noun

Spell : moh-duh s vi-ven-dee, -dahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊ dəs vɪˈvɛn di, -daɪ

Définition of modus vivendi

Origin : 1879, Latin, literally "way of living or getting along" (see modus).
Modus vivendi is any temporary compromise that enables parties to carry on pending settlement of a dispute that would otherwise paralyse their activities. [Fowler]

noun manner of living

Example sentences :

There results between them a modus vivendi, which is organization.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

What of the 'modus vivendi' of the two races occupying the same soil?
Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner

All enduring forms establish a modus vivendi with their surroundings.
Extract from : « Luck or Cunning » by Samuel Butler

A wise, liberal, Christian modus vivendi was the object of his desire.
Extract from : « Recollections of a Long Life » by John Stoughton

They have discovered a modus vivendi, and are highly satisfied with it.
Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

And she ultimately succeeded in establishing a modus vivendi.
Extract from : « Endymion » by Benjamin Disraeli

They must establish some modus vivendi, and it must be founded on justice.
Extract from : « Religion and the War » by Various

In this way a modus vivendi was established which lasted till 1894.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 » by Various

A modus vivendi was agreed upon after this, which is still in force and works very well.
Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper

The fact is that Christianity found, some time ago, a modus vivendi with modern life, while Islam has not yet arrived thither.
Extract from : « The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy » by Theodore Lothrop Stoddard

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