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‖ irenicon|aɪˈriːnɪkən, aɪˈrɛnɪkən|
[a. Gr. εἰρηνικόν, neut. of εἰρηνικός: see irenic. Also spelt eirenicon, q.v. The e is made short in Cassell, Ogilvie, and the American dictionaries, but in academic pronunciation the word is generally treated as Greek with ē long: cf. irenic.]
A proposal designed to promote peace, esp. in a church or between churches; a message of peace.
1618Barnevelt's Apol. Ded. A iij b, A Nationall Synod must be assembled: and happily by your aduice declared in your Irenicon. a1716South (Webster, 1864), They must in all likelihood (without any other irenicon) have restored peace to the Church. 1893Nation (N.Y.) 12 Jan. 25/1 It was really an irenicon—a message of good-will at the Christmas season. |