Freedom from quarrels or dissension between individuals, esp. rulers; friendly relations. Also: amity, esp. inspired by Christian charity…
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释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > [noun] (51) sibeOE Freedom from quarrels or dissension between individuals, esp. rulers; friendly relations. Also: amity, esp. inspired by Christian charity… grithc1000 Peace (in the general sense). Often collocated in Old English and early Middle English with frith, in later Middle English with peace. Obsolete. saughtc1100 Agreement, freedom from strife, peace. Frequent in the phrase (to be) at saught. grithfulness?c1225 peacefulness. peacec1230 Freedom from external disturbance, interference, or perturbation, esp. as a condition of an individual. Frequently in in peace. Also (more… peaceablenessa1382 The quality or state of being peaceable; calmness or peacefulness of behaviour or inclination; (also) freedom from strife or disturbance, calm… paxc1390 Christian Church. A tablet of gold, silver, ivory, etc., with a projecting handle, depicting the crucifixion or other sacred subject, which is… sweetness and light1927 sweetness and light, taken from Swift (see quot. 1704 at sense 1a(a) above) and used with æsthetic or moral reference; now usually in trivial… Subcategories:— amity or good terms (5) — concord (24) — peace in church precincts (1) — peace of Christmas (1) — disposition for peace (2) — cessation from hostile proceedings (6) — peaceable person (4) |
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