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Irenics

I-ren′ics

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Noun.
(Eccl.)
That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; – called also
Irenical theology
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Schaff-Herzog.

Definition 2024


irenics

irenics

English

Noun

irenics

  1. Irenical theology, opposed to polemics.

References

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

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