Roman peacen.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊmən ˈpiːs/, U.S.

/ˌroʊmən ˈpis/

Forms: see Roman n.¹ and adj.¹ and peace n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Roman adj.¹, peace n.

Etymology: < Roman adj.¹ + peace n., after classical Latin pāx Rōmāna Pax Romana n.

= Pax Romana n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > involving specific nations

Roman peace1610

Pax Romana1853

peaceful coexistence1857

Pax Britannica1871

Pax Americana1894

Pax Sovietica1945

Pax Communistica1946

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God viii. ix. 314 But that which remained..was renewed by some wel-wishing wits, in the time of the Romaine peace.

1648 E. Sherburne tr. Seneca Answer Lucilius 21 Do but consider all those Nations round, Which to the Roman Peace, prescribe a bound.

1842 Times 7 Feb. 4/6 Much of the evil which is now befalling us, we have cut out for ourselves, and it is probable that the country..may yet be reduced to—a Roman peace.

1865 T. W. Allies Formation Christendom I. v. 308 Not only has the majesty of the ‘Roman peace’ departed for ever, but a great part of the Roman civilisation.

1944 Social Forces 22 254/1 The peace we achieved would be a Roman Peace, not a People's Peace.

2006 M. W. Gleason in D. S. Potter Compan. Rom. Empire xii. 230 Fountains and public baths were a delightful by-product of the Roman peace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roman peace
释义	Roman peacen. Brit. /ˌrəʊmən ˈpiːs/, U.S. /ˌroʊmən ˈpis/ Forms: see Roman n.¹ and adj.¹ and peace n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Roman adj.¹, peace n. Etymology: < Roman adj.¹ + peace n., after classical Latin pāx Rōmāna Pax Romana n. = Pax Romana n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > involving specific nations Roman peace1610 Pax Romana1853 peaceful coexistence1857 Pax Britannica1871 Pax Americana1894 Pax Sovietica1945 Pax Communistica1946 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God viii. ix. 314 But that which remained..was renewed by some wel-wishing wits, in the time of the Romaine peace. 1648 E. Sherburne tr. Seneca Answer Lucilius 21 Do but consider all those Nations round, Which to the Roman Peace, prescribe a bound. 1842 Times 7 Feb. 4/6 Much of the evil which is now befalling us, we have cut out for ourselves, and it is probable that the country..may yet be reduced to—a Roman peace. 1865 T. W. Allies Formation Christendom I. v. 308 Not only has the majesty of the ‘Roman peace’ departed for ever, but a great part of the Roman civilisation. 1944 Social Forces 22 254/1 The peace we achieved would be a Roman Peace, not a People's Peace. 2006 M. W. Gleason in D. S. Potter Compan. Rom. Empire xii. 230 Fountains and public baths were a delightful by-product of the Roman peace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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