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PRONUNCIATION OF IRENICAL

irenical  [aɪˈriːnɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRENICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irenical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IRENICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irenicism

Irenicism in Christian theology refers to attempts to unify Christian apologetical systems by using reason as an essential attribute. The word derives from the Greek word ειρήνη meaning peace. It is a concept related to natural theology, and opposed to polemicism or war-like argumentation, and rooted in the ideals of pacifism. Those who affiliate themselves with irenicism identify the importance of unity in the Christian church, and declare the common bond between all Christians under Christ.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRENICAL


biomechanical
ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
botanical
ˌbəˈtænɪkəl
canonical
kəˈnɒnɪkəl
chronicle
ˈkrɒnɪkəl
clinical
ˈklɪnɪkəl
conical
ˈkɒnɪkəl
cornicle
ˈkɔːnɪkəl
cynical
ˈsɪnɪkəl
dominical
dəˈmɪnɪkəl
eirenical
aɪˈriːnɪkəl
electromechanical
ɪˌlɛktrəʊmɪˈkænɪkəl
electrotechnical
ɪˌlektrəʊˈteknɪkəl
fornical
ˈfɔːnɪkəl
funicle
ˈfjuːnɪkəl
mechanical
mɪˈkænɪkəl
nickel
ˈnɪkəl
scenical
ˈsiːnɪkəl
technical
ˈtɛknɪkəl
tunicle
ˈtjuːnɪkəl
vernicle
ˈvɜːnɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRENICAL

ire
Ire.
ireful
irefully
irefulness
Ireland
ireless
Irene
irenic
irenically
irenicism
irenicon
irenics
irenology
Ireton
Irian Barat
Irian Jaya
irid
iridaceous
iridal

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRENICAL

arsenical
biotechnical
chemical
chronical
demonical
ecumenical
ethnical
ethnobotanical
finical
ironical
nonclinical
nontechnical
photomechanical
polytechnical
preclinical
puritanical
pyrotechnical
rabbinical
subclinical
tyrannical
Xenical

Synonyms and antonyms of irenical in the English dictionary of synonyms

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irenical
1,325 millions of speakers

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irenical
570 millions of speakers

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irenical
510 millions of speakers

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irenical
380 millions of speakers
ar

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irenical
280 millions of speakers

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irenical
278 millions of speakers

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irenical
270 millions of speakers

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irenical
260 millions of speakers

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irénique
220 millions of speakers

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Irenikal
190 millions of speakers

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irenischen
180 millions of speakers

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融和的な
130 millions of speakers

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irenical
85 millions of speakers

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Irenikal
85 millions of speakers
vi

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irenical
80 millions of speakers

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irenical
75 millions of speakers

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Irenical
75 millions of speakers

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irenical
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irenico
65 millions of speakers

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irenical
50 millions of speakers

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irenical
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

irenică
30 millions of speakers
el

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irenical
15 millions of speakers
af

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irenical
14 millions of speakers
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irenical
10 millions of speakers
no

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irenical
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irenical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRENICAL»

The term «irenical» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRENICAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irenical

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRENICAL»

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The irenical theology of Théophile Brachet de La Milletière: ...
(1588 - 1665) R. J. M. Van De Schoor. ecclesiastical strategy? He had already met the Protestant at least once on one of his missions for Rohan, and on that occasion the cardinal had hinted that he was familiar with La Milletiere's intrigues and ...
R. J. M. Van De Schoor, 1995
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Conciliatory Or Irenical Animadversions on the Controversies ...
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1807. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII.
Herman Witsius, 2009
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History of Rationalism; Embracing a Survey of the Present ...
THE ETHICAL-IRENICAL SCHOOL. 308 The opinions entertained by the defenders of the Empirical-Modern Theology have few points of sympathy with evangelical Christianity. They stand above Rationalism, but not opposed to it. The system ...
John Fletcher Hurst, 1865
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History of the Christian Church, Volume VII. Modern ...
Samuel Werenfels, a distinguished irenical divine of Basel, likewise mentions Meldenius and Conrad Bergius together as irenical divines, and testes veritatis, and quotes several passages from the Paraenesis votiva. Conrad Bergius (Berg)  ...
Philip Schaff
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Heaven Upon Earth: Joseph Mede (1586-1638) and the Legacy of ...
Dury and Hartlib placed their irenical efforts within such an apocalyptic, and more specifically millenarian, timeline. Yet not simply their irenical project, but their complementary work in reforming education, science, government, and other ...
Jeffrey K. Jue, 2006
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Catholic and Reformed: The Roman and Protestant Churches in ...
For example, in the epistle dedicating his anti-papal treatise The Grand Imposture to King Charles, Thomas Morton might appear to display an unexpectedly irenical side to his character when he maintained that the only bar to reconciliation ...
Anthony Milton, 2002
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Christ and Modernity: Christian Self-Understanding in a ...
In this edition he made a series of concessions to his critics and endeavoured to be irenical. It seemed, fleetingly, that the proffered olive branch might be accepted. Strauss was offered a position in Zurich in 1839. But a petition was circulated ...
David J. Hawkin, 1985
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Conciliation and confession: the struggle for unity in the ...
Nor, for that matter, is there any more literature of this sort from mainstream Protestants in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.10 The overwhelming emphasis of German irenical literature in the confessional period, therefore, ...
Howard Louthan, Randall C. Zachman, 2004
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Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical ...
Hence irenical theology is comparatively modem, and its system but little developed as yet. No one can deny that in the N. T., in the works of the apologists , apostles, and fathers and down through a long series of ecclesiastical writings, and ...
John McClintock, James Strong, 1894
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Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical ...
... and introduced a noteworthy change in his religious life. He learned, in contact with different people, to appreciate various forms of religious manifestation which had formerly repelled him, and his polemical tendency gave way to an irenical ...
John McClintock, James Strong, 1894

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRENICAL»

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The priest who captured the smugness of Gnosticism
Somehow Irenaeus became a priest in Lyon. Perhaps he earned his irenical, “peace-giving”, name in 177 when he was dispatched to Rome to ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 12»
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Archbishop Conti: Secularism threatens 'fundamental rupture' in …
Any hesitation about marking this anniversary, the archbishop said, is because of a “different” and “irenical” spirit in the ecumenical movement. «Catholic News Agency, Mar 10»

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