eirenicon

/ aɪˈriːnɪˌkɒn /

noun

1. a proposition that attempts to harmonize conflicting viewpoints

Word History and Origins

Origin of eirenicon¹

C19: from Greek, from eirēnikos of or concerning peace, from eirēnē peace

Example Sentences

In October 1534, however, Helgesen issued an eirenicon in which he attempted to reconcile the two contending confessions.

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Thus the Epistle is an eirenicon.

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This was an ingenious eirenicon, but it does not seem to satisfy all the philosophers, those namely who feel that intuitions—both intellectual and moral—have a validity, universality, and compelling necessity which cannot be accounted for if they are simply the outcome of race-experience.

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Eirenicon, ī-rē′ni-kon, n. a proposal calculated to promote peace.—adj.

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He rushed out of the room, and the banging door cut short Mr. Legion's eirenicon.

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