Meanings
plural irenicisms
- uncountableusuallyChristianityBehaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions; irenical theology; conciliation.
The elector Palatine, as self-appointed Calvinist leader, promoted his own, narrow form of irenicism to remain within the Peace by finding common ground with Lutherans.
2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin, published 2017, page 1221 more example
A striking feature of this volume is the pronounced irenicism of the Americans, Lindbeck of Yale and Quanbeck of the Luther Theological Seminary at St. Paul, in contrast to the unsparingly critical approach of the Europeans.
1965, New Catholic World, volume 202, page 117Synonyms: irenics · Antonyms: polemicism, polemics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounBehaviour or belief that tends to resolve disputes between denominations or religions; irenical theology; conciliation.
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Catalan irenisme
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French irénisme
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Italian irenismo
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Spanish irenismo
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