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peaceful

adj
/ˈpiːsfl̩/

Etymology

Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities.

  1. inherited from peesful

Definitions

  1. Not at war

    Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.

    • peaceful protest

  2. Inclined to peace.

  3. Motionless and calm.

    • Attractive cottages look out on a scene so peaceful that lapping wavelets, stirred by the breeze, are often the loudest sound to be heard.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. a Muslim

      a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.

      • They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at peaceful. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01peaceful02strife03contention04subject05situated06money07entity08array09orderly

A definitional loop anchored at peaceful. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at peaceful

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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