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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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She takes nothing for granted, even irenically contesting the Augustinian-Calvinist suspicion of all non-verbal art in worship.
The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and the Christian Community by Heinegg, Peter / Cross Currents
Whatever of that, we honor him as a priestly scholar who, in the spirit of Newman, spent his entire priesthood not assailing, but irenically countering unbelief with faith and falsehood with truth or, in the words of Saint Paul, "Doing the truth in charity.
John Tracy Ellis, R.I.P.: a well-ordered life by Higgins, George G. / Commonweal
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