irenicon

English

Alternative forms

  • eirēnikon
  • irênicon
  • irenicum
  • irênicum

Noun

irenicon (plural irenicons)

  1. A proposition, scheme, or treatise designed to promote peace, especially in the church.
  2. The deacon's litany or great synapte at the beginning of the liturgy of the Orthodox Church.

References

  • irenicon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • irenicon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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