Irenic (adj)
ahy-ren-ik
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
First recorded in 1860–65 and comes from the Greek word eirēnikós, equivalent to eirḗn(ē), “peace.”
Example sentences
“The two teams were tense, and hoping for an irenic outcome to the dispute.”
Cardinal (noun) kah-din-al RC Church any of the members of the Sacred College, ranking next after the pope, who elect the pope and act as his chief counsellors A deep…
