Definition of modus vivendi in English:

modus vivendi

nounPlural modi vivendi ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndʌɪˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː

1usually in singular An arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached.
the two states have with difficulty reached a modus vivendi, though hardly friendship
Example sentencesExamples
- If a couple has worked out a modus vivendi vis-à-vis their own bank accounts, suddenly having to consider the needs of a third person can be tricky.
- There is the problem of finding a modus vivendi on the constitution.
- To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary modus vivendi between the antagonists.
- The modus vivendi that was reached did not allay the popes' fears of the territorial expansion of the kingdom that might take over Rome itself.
- Events led to the use of force; but in a sense it was used only to provide the basic conditions for a return to the first alternative, the patient and peaceful development of a modus vivendi.
- But the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have worked out a modus vivendi which allows for the business of government to carry on.
- African culture has had to negotiate a contemporary modus vivendi between writing in French, its own traditional oral forms and the facts of post-colonial cultural life.
- A genuine commitment to public reason and the political values it entails is required to get beyond a mere modus vivendi that lasts only so long as each of the parties gets what it wants.
- He realized early on that the idea of achieving a modus vivendi with the National Socialist dictatorship was out of the question.
- Despite divergences in perspectives, it did not follow that an amicable modus vivendi could not be accomplished.
- Why could not a modus vivendi have been struck between Britain and Germany?
- Right now, the prospects for any kind of modus vivendi are grim.
- If you've already been living apart for four years, you may have established a modus vivendi with your spouse.
- Every administration seems to reach its own modus vivendi, squaring expectations with realities between the policy and intelligence communities.
- Whoever becomes mayor will first have to achieve a modus vivendi with the council.
- The two sides have to find some kind of reconciliation, some kind of modus vivendi over time.
Synonyms
agreement, appointment, engagement, deal, understanding, settlement, bargain, compact, pact, contract, covenant, compromise, gentleman's agreement
1. 1.1 A way of living.
  the Christian faith and its implications for a modus vivendi
  Example sentencesExamples
  I've written here before about people who believe that skepticism is not only an obligation - which it is - but a modus vivendi, the only possible option for a Thinking Person.
  To cut it smaller would go against the entire Home Depot modus vivendi.
  Add to that a healthy dose of optimism, and her modus vivendi starts to jibe with current findings about lifestyle choices and sustained vitality.
  The Church hierarchy had for centuries flourished by maintaining close, mutually beneficial relations with the civil authorities, and its own modus vivendi presupposed such ties.
  I slip back into that modus vivendi all too easily.
  Serious problems arise, however, when instrumental reason dominates the institution's modus operandi and modus vivendi.
  Your modus vivendi depends on being able to control how people talk about you, much like a politician or pop star.
  Synonyms
  practice, wont, habit, custom, characteristic, policy, procedure, convention, fashion, use, routine, rule

Origin

Latin, literally 'way of living'.

Rhymes

bendy, effendi, Gassendi, trendy, Wendy

Definition of modus vivendi in US English:

modus vivendi

noun

1usually in singular An arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached.
the two states have with difficulty reached a modus vivendi, though hardly friendship
Example sentencesExamples
- Why could not a modus vivendi have been struck between Britain and Germany?
- African culture has had to negotiate a contemporary modus vivendi between writing in French, its own traditional oral forms and the facts of post-colonial cultural life.
- To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary modus vivendi between the antagonists.
- If a couple has worked out a modus vivendi vis-à-vis their own bank accounts, suddenly having to consider the needs of a third person can be tricky.
- A genuine commitment to public reason and the political values it entails is required to get beyond a mere modus vivendi that lasts only so long as each of the parties gets what it wants.
- But the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have worked out a modus vivendi which allows for the business of government to carry on.
- Despite divergences in perspectives, it did not follow that an amicable modus vivendi could not be accomplished.
- Events led to the use of force; but in a sense it was used only to provide the basic conditions for a return to the first alternative, the patient and peaceful development of a modus vivendi.
- Every administration seems to reach its own modus vivendi, squaring expectations with realities between the policy and intelligence communities.
- He realized early on that the idea of achieving a modus vivendi with the National Socialist dictatorship was out of the question.
- There is the problem of finding a modus vivendi on the constitution.
- The modus vivendi that was reached did not allay the popes' fears of the territorial expansion of the kingdom that might take over Rome itself.
- The two sides have to find some kind of reconciliation, some kind of modus vivendi over time.
- Whoever becomes mayor will first have to achieve a modus vivendi with the council.
- If you've already been living apart for four years, you may have established a modus vivendi with your spouse.
- Right now, the prospects for any kind of modus vivendi are grim.
Synonyms
agreement, appointment, engagement, deal, understanding, settlement, bargain, compact, pact, contract, covenant, compromise, gentleman's agreement
1. 1.1 A way of living.
  the Christian faith and its implications for a modus vivendi
  Example sentencesExamples
  Serious problems arise, however, when instrumental reason dominates the institution's modus operandi and modus vivendi.
  To cut it smaller would go against the entire Home Depot modus vivendi.
  The Church hierarchy had for centuries flourished by maintaining close, mutually beneficial relations with the civil authorities, and its own modus vivendi presupposed such ties.
  I've written here before about people who believe that skepticism is not only an obligation - which it is - but a modus vivendi, the only possible option for a Thinking Person.
  Your modus vivendi depends on being able to control how people talk about you, much like a politician or pop star.
  Add to that a healthy dose of optimism, and her modus vivendi starts to jibe with current findings about lifestyle choices and sustained vitality.
  I slip back into that modus vivendi all too easily.
  Synonyms
  practice, wont, habit, custom, characteristic, policy, procedure, convention, fashion, use, routine, rule

Origin

Latin, literally ‘way of living’.

单词	modus vivendi
释义	Definition of modus vivendi in English: modus vivendi nounPlural modi vivendi ˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndʌɪˌməʊdəs vɪˈvɛndiː 1usually in singular An arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached. the two states have with difficulty reached a modus vivendi, though hardly friendship Example sentencesExamples If a couple has worked out a modus vivendi vis-à-vis their own bank accounts, suddenly having to consider the needs of a third person can be tricky. There is the problem of finding a modus vivendi on the constitution. To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary modus vivendi between the antagonists. The modus vivendi that was reached did not allay the popes' fears of the territorial expansion of the kingdom that might take over Rome itself. Events led to the use of force; but in a sense it was used only to provide the basic conditions for a return to the first alternative, the patient and peaceful development of a modus vivendi. But the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have worked out a modus vivendi which allows for the business of government to carry on. African culture has had to negotiate a contemporary modus vivendi between writing in French, its own traditional oral forms and the facts of post-colonial cultural life. A genuine commitment to public reason and the political values it entails is required to get beyond a mere modus vivendi that lasts only so long as each of the parties gets what it wants. He realized early on that the idea of achieving a modus vivendi with the National Socialist dictatorship was out of the question. Despite divergences in perspectives, it did not follow that an amicable modus vivendi could not be accomplished. Why could not a modus vivendi have been struck between Britain and Germany? Right now, the prospects for any kind of modus vivendi are grim. If you've already been living apart for four years, you may have established a modus vivendi with your spouse. Every administration seems to reach its own modus vivendi, squaring expectations with realities between the policy and intelligence communities. Whoever becomes mayor will first have to achieve a modus vivendi with the council. The two sides have to find some kind of reconciliation, some kind of modus vivendi over time. Synonyms agreement, appointment, engagement, deal, understanding, settlement, bargain, compact, pact, contract, covenant, compromise, gentleman's agreement 1.1 A way of living. the Christian faith and its implications for a modus vivendi Example sentencesExamples I've written here before about people who believe that skepticism is not only an obligation - which it is - but a modus vivendi, the only possible option for a Thinking Person. To cut it smaller would go against the entire Home Depot modus vivendi. Add to that a healthy dose of optimism, and her modus vivendi starts to jibe with current findings about lifestyle choices and sustained vitality. The Church hierarchy had for centuries flourished by maintaining close, mutually beneficial relations with the civil authorities, and its own modus vivendi presupposed such ties. I slip back into that modus vivendi all too easily. Serious problems arise, however, when instrumental reason dominates the institution's modus operandi and modus vivendi. Your modus vivendi depends on being able to control how people talk about you, much like a politician or pop star. Synonyms practice, wont, habit, custom, characteristic, policy, procedure, convention, fashion, use, routine, rule Origin Latin, literally 'way of living'. Rhymes bendy, effendi, Gassendi, trendy, Wendy Definition of modus vivendi in US English: modus vivendi noun 1usually in singular An arrangement or agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully, either indefinitely or until a final settlement is reached. the two states have with difficulty reached a modus vivendi, though hardly friendship Example sentencesExamples Why could not a modus vivendi have been struck between Britain and Germany? African culture has had to negotiate a contemporary modus vivendi between writing in French, its own traditional oral forms and the facts of post-colonial cultural life. To some extent, this reflected a standoff or even a temporary modus vivendi between the antagonists. If a couple has worked out a modus vivendi vis-à-vis their own bank accounts, suddenly having to consider the needs of a third person can be tricky. A genuine commitment to public reason and the political values it entails is required to get beyond a mere modus vivendi that lasts only so long as each of the parties gets what it wants. But the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have worked out a modus vivendi which allows for the business of government to carry on. Despite divergences in perspectives, it did not follow that an amicable modus vivendi could not be accomplished. Events led to the use of force; but in a sense it was used only to provide the basic conditions for a return to the first alternative, the patient and peaceful development of a modus vivendi. Every administration seems to reach its own modus vivendi, squaring expectations with realities between the policy and intelligence communities. He realized early on that the idea of achieving a modus vivendi with the National Socialist dictatorship was out of the question. There is the problem of finding a modus vivendi on the constitution. The modus vivendi that was reached did not allay the popes' fears of the territorial expansion of the kingdom that might take over Rome itself. The two sides have to find some kind of reconciliation, some kind of modus vivendi over time. Whoever becomes mayor will first have to achieve a modus vivendi with the council. If you've already been living apart for four years, you may have established a modus vivendi with your spouse. Right now, the prospects for any kind of modus vivendi are grim. Synonyms agreement, appointment, engagement, deal, understanding, settlement, bargain, compact, pact, contract, covenant, compromise, gentleman's agreement 1.1 A way of living. the Christian faith and its implications for a modus vivendi Example sentencesExamples Serious problems arise, however, when instrumental reason dominates the institution's modus operandi and modus vivendi. To cut it smaller would go against the entire Home Depot modus vivendi. The Church hierarchy had for centuries flourished by maintaining close, mutually beneficial relations with the civil authorities, and its own modus vivendi presupposed such ties. I've written here before about people who believe that skepticism is not only an obligation - which it is - but a modus vivendi, the only possible option for a Thinking Person. Your modus vivendi depends on being able to control how people talk about you, much like a politician or pop star. Add to that a healthy dose of optimism, and her modus vivendi starts to jibe with current findings about lifestyle choices and sustained vitality. I slip back into that modus vivendi all too easily. Synonyms practice, wont, habit, custom, characteristic, policy, procedure, convention, fashion, use, routine, rule Origin Latin, literally ‘way of living’.
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