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† ˈpacate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. pācāt-us, pa. pple. of pāc-āre to make peaceful, quiet, pacify.]
Pacified, brought into a state of peace and calm, tranquil.
1644J. Goodwin Innoc. Triumph. (1645) 40 How pacate, flourishing, and free from disturbance this State hath been. a1652J. Smith Sel. Disc. vii. i. (1821) 309 A pacate, humble, and self-denying mind. 1681H. More Exp. Dan. vii, A man of a pacate mind and quick understanding.
Hence † ˈpacately adv., quietly; † ˈpacateness, the state of being ‘pacate’ or peaceful.
a1652J. Smith Sel. Disc. vi. 220 A gentle vocal air, such a one as breathed in the day-time more pacately. 1666Bp. Reynolds Serm. in Westm. Abb. 7 Nov. 13 This pacateness and serenity of Soul. 1681H. More Exp. Dan. i. 10 There was not that pacateness nor tranquillity in the Medo-Persian Empire that there was in the Babylonian. |