English

Noun

unpeace ‎(uncountable)

1. Absence of peace; peacelessness.
   • 1460-1500, The Towneley Playsː

     We held with him there he said lease, and therefore have we all unpeaceǃ

   • 1998, Robert E. Bjork, John D. Niles, A Beowulf Handbook:

     The name signifies 'unpeace, feud'"

   • 1999, Inner land: A Guide Into the Heart of the Gospel:

     The power of love opposes the violence of unpeace.

   • 2001, Marva J. Dawn, Karen Dismer, Morning by Morning:

     Indeed, I readily see "unpeace" in myself. I violate peace not only in hasty words or angry attitudes but also in failing to be the reconciler Jesus calls his followers to be. So much of our culture's unpeace arises because of greed, our proliferating needs and wants.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Testament of Love to this entry?)