modus vivendi

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

modus vivendi
    n 1: a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties
         pending a permanent settlement
    2: a manner of living that reflects the person's values and
       attitudes [syn: {life style}, {life-style}, {lifestyle},
       {modus vivendi}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Modus vivendi \Mo"dus vi*ven"di\ [L.]
   Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of
   affairs until disputed matters can be settled.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

72 Moby Thesaurus words for "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