irenics
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]irenics (uncountable)
- Synonym of irenicism (“behaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions”)
- Antonym: polemics
Further reading
[edit]- “irenics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “irenics”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.