eirenicon
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of eirenicon
C19: from Greek, from eirēnikos of or concerning peace, from eirēnē peace
Example Sentences
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That formula will not bear analysis, and the emperor's attempt to use it as an eirenicon was a complete failure.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce
In October 1534, however, Helgesen issued an eirenicon in which he attempted to reconcile the two contending confessions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Hence the Covenant, by being inserted in the Peace Treaty, necessarily lost its value as an eirenicon, and became subsequent to that instrument, and seems likely to be used as an anti-German safeguard.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon
He rushed out of the room, and the banging door cut short Mr. Legion's eirenicon.
From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson
Egremont's eirenicon had been a hard saying to him; he had tried to think it over, because of his respect for the teacher, but as yet it had resulted in no sobering.
From Thyrza by George Gissing
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