modus vivendi

• POS: Noun Phrase
• HYPHEN: mo=dus vi=ven=di

CIDE DICTIONARY

modus vivendi,  [L.].

 Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters can be settled.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

modus vivendi, n. (pl. modi vivendi)
1 a way of living or coping.
2 a an arrangement whereby those in dispute can carry on pending a settlement. b an arrangement between people who agree to differ.

Etymology

L, = way of living: see MODE

THESAURUS

modus vivendi

Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, armistice, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, breathing spell, buffer zone, carriage, cease-fire, comportment, conduct, cooling-off period, culture pattern, custom, demeanor, demilitarized zone, deportment, doing, doings, folkway, gestures, goings-on, guise, hollow truce, maintien, manner, manners, method, methodology, methods, mien, motions, movements, moves, neutral territory, observable behavior, pacification, pattern, pax in bello, peace, poise, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, presence, procedure, proceeding, social science, stand-down, style, suspension of hostilities, tactics, temporary arrangement, tone, treaty of peace, truce, way, way of life, ways

ROGET THESAURUS

modus vivendi

Pacification

N pacification, conciliation, reconciliation, reconcilement, shaking of hands, accommodation, arrangement, adjustment, terms, compromise, amnesty, deed of release, peace offering, olive branch, calumet of peace, preliminaries of peace, truce, armistice, suspension of arms, suspension of hostilities, stand-down, breathing time, convention, modus vivendi, flag of truce, white flag, parlementaire, cartel, hollow truce, pax in bello, drawn battle, conciliatory, composing, pacified, requiescat in pace.