| 单词 | irenic |
| 释义 | irenic (once / 562825 pages) adj The adjective irenic describes something that is peaceful. Although you and your sister constantly fought as young children, your relationship might become more irenic as you grow older. The word irenic is from the Greek word eirēnē, which means peace. Eirene was the Greek goddess of peace. She was one of the Horae, or Hours, and she also represented the season of spring, so she is often depicted holding a full cornucopia. Today, the adjective irenic still maintains its peaceful meaning, and governments are continuously searching for irenic solutions to world problems. WORD FAMILYirenic USAGE EXAMPLESSeveral irenic uses for the base have already been suggested. The New Yorker(Mar 17, 2016) He did, however, in the interest of his irenic and unionistic policy and dogmatic vacillations, render ambiguous and weaken the clear sense of the Augustana. Bente, F. (Friedrich), Historical Introductions to the Sym...(2010) Cranmer hoped to make his statement irenic; and in fact it contained some Roman and Calvinistic elements, but in the main it was Lutheran. Smith, Preserved, The Age of the Reformation(2010) adj conducive to peace irenic without being namby-pamby an irenic attitude toward former antagonists Syn peaceable, peaceful not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war |
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