irenicon
English
Alternative forms
- eirenicon
- eirenikon
- eirēnikon
- irênicon
- irenicum
- irênicum
Noun
irenicon (plural irenicons)
- A proposition, scheme, or treatise designed to promote peace, especially in the church.
- The deacon's litany or great synapte at the beginning of the liturgy of the Orthodox Church.
Related terms
References
- “irenicon”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “irenicon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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