English

Alternative forms

Noun

irenicon ‎(plural irenicons)

1. A proposition, scheme, or treatise designed to promote peace, especially in the church.
2. The deacon's litany or great synapte at the beginning of the liturgy of the Orthodox Church.

References

• irenicon in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• irenicon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913