Meanings of empty platitude in English

Talking about listening to an entire population, however, is all too often an empty platitude or performance.

The Bible never could commit itself to any such empty platitude; nor could Christianity ever offer to the world a hope so colourless.

The call for greater parental responsibility is, I fear, a rather empty platitude, for it is not re-enforced with anything but an ancient fervor.

His belief Brendan Rodgers' team offers the best place for young talent to flourish, therefore, will not be treated as an empty platitude at Anfield.

All the high-sounding claims were turned at this moment into empty platitudes.

Even as I said these empty platitudes, I could hear my parents' voices telling me why I should have married Kolya.

But she knew beforehand the greeting that would await her; the empty platitudes, the obvious small change of verbiage which her ladyship would dole out.