English
Etymology
From irenic.

Adjective
en-adj

1. peaceful|Peaceful, conciliatory; promoting peace, especially over theological or ecclesiastical disputes.

#*2003: [Andrew Marvell's] irenical moral is the interdependence, if insurmountable quarrelsomeness, of both elements in man's divided nature, rather as in a stormy marriage. � Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 40)

Derived terms
irenical theology

Translations
French: irénique

References
R:Century 1911

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