at peace

peace  (ps)

n.

1. The absence of war or other hostilities.

2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities.

3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.

4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.

5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

interj.

Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a request for silence.

Idioms:

at peace

1. In a state of tranquillity; serene: She is at peace with herself and her friends.

2. Free from strife: Everyone wants to live in a world at peace.

keep/hold (one's) peace

To be silent.

keep the peace

To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

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[Middle English pes, from Old French pais, pes, from Latin px, pc-; see pax.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

at peace - dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" deceased, departed, gone, at rest, asleep euphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"