Irenical
/aɪˈrɛnɪkəl/noun
Tending toward peace or conciliation.
Did you know?Irenical is built on the same Greek root as Eirene, the goddess of peace, so the word’s history is literally tied to a divine personification of peace.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
“peace”
Late Latin
Latin
irenicus
“peaceful, conciliatory”
17th Century
English
irenical
“peaceful; promoting peace or reconciliation”
Modern English
English
irenical
“tending toward peace or conciliation”
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