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eirenicon

/ aɪˈriːnɪˌkɒn /

noun

  1. a proposition that attempts to harmonize conflicting viewpoints
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eirenicon1

C19: from Greek, from eirēnikos of or concerning peace, from eirēnē peace
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Example Sentences

In October 1534, however, Helgesen issued an eirenicon in which he attempted to reconcile the two contending confessions.

This intended Eirenicon involved him in controversies that lasted for years.

In the first place, this chapter is an eirenicon, intended to consign to oblivion the divisions and feuds of the Chosen People.

We must first, however, speak of a work put forth by Dr. Pusey as a sequel or a companion to the "Eirenicon."

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