irenicon
/ (aɪˈriːnɪˌkɒn) /
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noun
a variant spelling of eirenicon
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Words nearby irenicon
ireful, Ireland, Ireland, Republic of, Irene, irenic, irenicon, irenics, Ireton, Ir gene, Irgun, Irian Barat
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How to use irenicon in a sentence
Then, training up a band of disciples, he sent them forth proclaiming the new irenicon.
The Religions of Japan|William Elliot GriffisI wished, in my address, to combine the two, and so render the whole a sort of Irenicon.
Recollections of a Long Life|John StoughtonIt is the office of an Irenicon to smooth difficulties; I shall be pleased if I succeed in removing some of yours.
But we at least have not professed to be composing an Irenicon, when we treated you as foes.