irenics

English

Etymology

From irenic +‎ -s.

Noun

irenics (uncountable)

Synonym of irenicism (“behaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions”)
Antonym: polemics

Further reading

“irenics”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
irenics in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

resinic, sericin, sirenic

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