moderate
adjective
kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense.
moderatism
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a word derived from
moderate.
Example Sentences
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The sound principle and piety in the Church were the gold; moderatism, including erastianism and patronage, was the solvent; a wondrous providence applied a test; and the gold of true excellence shines forth.
From The Ordinance of Covenanting by John Cunningham
January 11, 1794, Fouquier-Tinville's prosecuting speech will punish you for your moderatism.
From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand
Robespierre himself was not spared; he was accused of moderatism, and murmurs began to circulate against him.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis) Mignet
Thus the Revolution will be stifled in the embraces of hypocritical despotism and intimidated moderatism.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
Another who lived in the eighteenth century, Louis Antoine Hugo, was a member of the Convention, and was executed for moderatism.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith
