different between irenics vs irenic

English

Noun

irenics

1. Irenical theology, opposed to polemics.

References

• irenics in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• irenics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• resinic, sericin, sirenic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (eir?nikós), from ?????? (eir?n?, “peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a????n?k/, /a???i?n?k/

  Rhymes: -?n?k, -i?n?k

Adjective

irenic (comparative more irenic, superlative most irenic)

1. (chiefly theology, in extended usage) Promoting or fitted to promote peace; conciliatory, non-confrontational; peaceful.
   • 2001, Hywel Williams, The Guardian, 30 Nov 2001:

     The idea that the Jews of the region are not genetically distinct from other peoples of the area should be an irenic insight.

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 199:

     The philosophes contrasted their own irenic calls for tolerance with the church's historical record as the perennial source of cruelty and fanaticism.

   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 343:

     The current comity between the United States and China […] is a recent reminder of the irenic effects of trade.

Related terms

• irenical
• irenicon
• irenics

Translations

References

• irenic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• ricine