Irenicalism
/aɪˈrɛnɪkəlɪzəm/noun
The advocacy of peace, reconciliation, or harmony, especially between religious factions.
Did you know?Its deepest source is linked with Eirene, the ancient Greek personification of peace, whose name became a vocabulary of reconciliation in Christian theology.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Εἰρήνη (eirēnē)
“Peace; also the name of Eirene, the Greek personification of peace”
Late Greek
Greek
εἰρηνικός (eirēnikos)
“Peaceful, peace-making, or promoting concord”
Late Antiquity
Ecclesiastical Greek
irenikos
“Relating to reconciliation or the peaceful settlement of religious disagreement”
16th–17th Century
English
irenical
“Aiming at peace or reconciliation, particularly among Christian churches”
19th Century
English
irenicalism
“The advocacy or system of promoting religious peace and unity”
Modern English
English
irenicalism
“A rare term for a peace-oriented or conciliatory religious outlook”