peaceable kingdomn.

Brit.

/ˌpiːsəbl ˈkɪŋdəm/, U.S.

/ˈpisəb(ə)l ˈkɪŋd(ə)m/

Forms: see peaceable adj., n., and adv. and kingdom n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peaceable adj., kingdom n.

Etymology: < peaceable adj. + kingdom n.

1. Theology. A state of harmony among all creatures, originally and esp. as prophesied in Isaiah 11:1–9 (see quot. 1611); a realization of this, as posited in utopian theologies such as that of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Also (chiefly U.S.) in extended use.

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1590 T. Fenne Frutes f. 55^v Such spitefull foes, as are euer ready prest and bent to disturbe a quiet and peaceable kingdome.]

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xi. (heading) The peaceable kingdome of the Branch out of the root of Iesse.

1675 in M. B. Weddle Walking in Way of Peace (2001) 243 This is our Testimony unto all people, that the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is come near in us,..& in this his peaceable Kingdom we live.

1755 J. Woolman Jrnl. (1971) iii. 199 The peaceable kingdom will gradually be extended ‘from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth’.

1794 F. Asbury Jrnl. 6 Mar. (1958) II. xxiii. 7 David appears..To have been looking to Solomon's peaceable kingdom.

1847 Ladies' Repository June 168/1 The peaceable kingdom of the Son of righteousness shall be established throughout the earth, and man restored to many of the peaceful enjoyments of lost, lamented paradise!

1939 E. Panofsky Stud. Iconol. ii. 55 What looks like the camaraderie of a ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ is chiefly due to common fear and common fatigue; for these beasts and half-beasts are not so much peaceful as exhausted by flight.

1968 Times 7 Dec. 20/5 The Camusfearna that many of his million readers took from the Ring [sc. Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water] was a place of myth: a peaceable kingdom, remote and beautiful, where man lived in simplicity, at one with mountain and waterfall, bird and beast.

1994 Nation 4 July 13/1 They see before them an attainable peaceable kingdom, in which gay men and lesbians live free of fear.

2. (A name for) Canada.Originally with reference to Northrop Frye's discussion of the painting The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks (1780–1849), an American member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): see quot. 1965.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada

Johnny Canuck1862

peaceable kingdom1970

1965 N. Frye in C. Klinck Literary Hist. Canada 848 This mood is closer to the haunting vision of a serenity that is both human and natural which we have been struggling to identify in the Canadian tradition. If we had to characterize a distinctive emphasis in that tradition, we might call it a quest for the peaceable kingdom.]

1970 W. Kilbourn (title) Canada: a guide to the peaceable kingdom.

1981 W. P. Irvine in H. R. Penniman Canada at Polls iii. 55 Canada has shared in all these manifestations of alienation, more than might have been expected in view of its history as the ‘Peaceable Kingdom’.

1989 Maclean's (Nexis) 2 Jan. 8 Many [Canadians] report that they are no less impatient with other people than they were in the past, but say that racism may be on the rise, threatening the ‘peaceable kingdom’.

2003 Brockville (Ont.) Recorder & Times (Nexis) 25 July a6 Our self-image as a ‘peaceable kingdom’ didn't square with the thousands of Canadians killed in battle and lying in foreign fields.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peaceable kingdom
释义	peaceable kingdomn. Brit. /ˌpiːsəbl ˈkɪŋdəm/, U.S. /ˈpisəb(ə)l ˈkɪŋd(ə)m/ Forms: see peaceable adj., n., and adv. and kingdom n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peaceable adj., kingdom n. Etymology: < peaceable adj. + kingdom n. 1. Theology. A state of harmony among all creatures, originally and esp. as prophesied in Isaiah 11:1–9 (see quot. 1611); a realization of this, as posited in utopian theologies such as that of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Also (chiefly U.S.) in extended use. ΚΠ 1590 T. Fenne Frutes f. 55^v Such spitefull foes, as are euer ready prest and bent to disturbe a quiet and peaceable kingdome.] 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xi. (heading) The peaceable kingdome of the Branch out of the root of Iesse. 1675 in M. B. Weddle Walking in Way of Peace (2001) 243 This is our Testimony unto all people, that the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is come near in us,..& in this his peaceable Kingdom we live. 1755 J. Woolman Jrnl. (1971) iii. 199 The peaceable kingdom will gradually be extended ‘from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth’. 1794 F. Asbury Jrnl. 6 Mar. (1958) II. xxiii. 7 David appears..To have been looking to Solomon's peaceable kingdom. 1847 Ladies' Repository June 168/1 The peaceable kingdom of the Son of righteousness shall be established throughout the earth, and man restored to many of the peaceful enjoyments of lost, lamented paradise! 1939 E. Panofsky Stud. Iconol. ii. 55 What looks like the camaraderie of a ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ is chiefly due to common fear and common fatigue; for these beasts and half-beasts are not so much peaceful as exhausted by flight. 1968 Times 7 Dec. 20/5 The Camusfearna that many of his million readers took from the Ring [sc. Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water] was a place of myth: a peaceable kingdom, remote and beautiful, where man lived in simplicity, at one with mountain and waterfall, bird and beast. 1994 Nation 4 July 13/1 They see before them an attainable peaceable kingdom, in which gay men and lesbians live free of fear. 2. (A name for) Canada.Originally with reference to Northrop Frye's discussion of the painting The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hicks (1780–1849), an American member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers): see quot. 1965. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada Johnny Canuck1862 peaceable kingdom1970 1965 N. Frye in C. Klinck Literary Hist. Canada 848 This mood is closer to the haunting vision of a serenity that is both human and natural which we have been struggling to identify in the Canadian tradition. If we had to characterize a distinctive emphasis in that tradition, we might call it a quest for the peaceable kingdom.] 1970 W. Kilbourn (title) Canada: a guide to the peaceable kingdom. 1981 W. P. Irvine in H. R. Penniman Canada at Polls iii. 55 Canada has shared in all these manifestations of alienation, more than might have been expected in view of its history as the ‘Peaceable Kingdom’. 1989 Maclean's (Nexis) 2 Jan. 8 Many [Canadians] report that they are no less impatient with other people than they were in the past, but say that racism may be on the rise, threatening the ‘peaceable kingdom’. 2003 Brockville (Ont.) Recorder & Times (Nexis) 25 July a6 Our self-image as a ‘peaceable kingdom’ didn't square with the thousands of Canadians killed in battle and lying in foreign fields. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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