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irenic
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i·ren·ic  (-rnk, -rnk) also i·ren·i·cal (--kl, -n-kl)
adj.
Promoting peace; conciliatory.
[Greek eirnikos, from eirn, peace.]
i·reni·cal·ly adv.
irenic, eirenic [aɪˈriːnɪk -ˈrɛn-], irenical, eirenical
adj
tending to conciliate or promote peace
[from Greek eirēnikos, from eirēnē peace]
irenically , eirenically adv
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Adj.1.irenic - conducive to peace; "irenic without being namby-pamby"; "an irenic attitude toward former antagonists"
peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"


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Thus the character of the readers addressed would minister to fairness of treatment in matters of controversy, and could scarcely fail to secure the production of works decidedly irenical in spirit.
Albert Henry Newman: with a bibliography of writings that encompasses ... by Jonas, Glenn / Baptist History and Heritage
That this ideal was ultimately a "failure" is perfectly evident from the fact that there are Catholic and Protestants in Europe to this day, but Maximilian's refusal to, rule out theological reconciliation reflected Renaissance irenical concern in the 16th century, a spirit that would barely recur within Roman Catholicism until the emergence of modem ecumenicism in the 20th century.
Meaning well: The curious life of a habsburg idealist. (Books) by Wolff, Larry / The National Interest
The discussions of the academies are ordinarily not polemical, but irenical.
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