English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek εἰρηνικός (eirēnikós, characterized by peace, peaceful) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). Εἰρηνικός (Eirēnikós) is derived from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, peace)[1] (possibly from εἴρω (eírō, to fasten together) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ((verb) to bind, tie together; (noun) thread)), or εἴρω (eírō, to say, speak) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to say, speak))) + -ῐκός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

irenic (comparative more irenic, superlative most irenic)

  1. (chiefly theology) Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
    Synonyms: irenical, nonpolemic, nonpolemical, pacific
    Antonyms: contentious, disputatious, polemic, polemical, unirenic; see also Thesaurus:quarrelsome

Alternative forms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ irenic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “irenic, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit