irenic

adj
/aɪˈɹiːnɪk/UK/aɪˈɹinɪk/US

Etymology

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”) (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 (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’).

  1. derived from *werh₁- — “to say, speak
  2. derived from *ser- — “(verb) to bind, tie together; (noun) thread
  3. derived from εἰρηνικός — “characterized by peace, peaceful

Definitions

  1. Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes

    Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.

    • The idea that the Jews of the region are not genetically distinct from other peoples of the area should be an irenic insight.
    • The philosophes contrasted their own irenic calls for tolerance with the church's historical record as the perennial source of cruelty and fanaticism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA