irenicon
English
Alternative forms
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.
References
- irenicon in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- irenicon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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