via media

[ vahy-uh mee-dee-uh, mey-, vee-uh; Latin wee-ah me-dee-ah ]

noun

1. a middle way; a mean between two extremes.

via media

/ ˈvaɪə ˈmiːdɪə /

noun

1. a compromise between two extremes; middle course

Word History and Origins

Origin of via media¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1835–45

Example Sentences

But bullying Eastside or other religious institutions like it via media is not the answer.

From The Daily Beast

First, he says, they hinted at their intentions via media statements that all Egyptians could see.

From The Daily Beast

This over-intensity begets in turn excessive languor and he cannot hold himself in via media.

From Project Gutenberg

The "Via Media" was now an impossible idea; I abandoned that old ground, and took another.

From Project Gutenberg

His virtues were those of the successful pursuers of the via media.

From Project Gutenberg

A via media is attempted, however, by Mr. Howitt, to which we shall return.

From Project Gutenberg

If they are not Christian, they are anti-Christian; for on this ground there can be no via media, no neutrality.

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