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peace

quiet, calm, rapport, concord, truce; lack of hostility: a time of peace

Not to be confused with:

piece - part; section; fragment; portion: a piece of cake; a musical or literary composition

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peace
(pēs)
n.

1. The absence of war or other hostilities.

2. An agreement or a treaty to end hostilities: negotiated the peace.

3. Freedom from quarrels and disagreement; harmonious relations: roommates living in peace with each other.

4. Public security and order: was arrested for disturbing the peace.

5. Inner contentment; serenity: peace of mind.

interj.

Used as a greeting, a farewell, or a request for silence.

Idioms:

at peace

1. In a state of tranquility; serene: She is at peace with herself and her friends.

2. Free from strife: Everyone wants to live in a world at peace.

keep the peace

To maintain or observe law and order: officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

peace out Slang

Used to express "goodbye."

[Middle English pes, from Old French pais, pes, from Latin pāx , pāc-; see pax.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

peace
(piːs)
n
1.

a. the state existing during the absence of war

b. ( as modifier): peace negotiations.

2. ( modifier) denoting a person or thing symbolizing support for international peace: peace women.

3. ( often capital) a treaty marking the end of a war

4. a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from strife

5. law and order within a state; absence of violence or other disturbance: a breach of the peace.

6. absence of mental anxiety (often in the phrase peace of mind)

7. a state of stillness, silence, or serenity

8. at peace

a. in a state of harmony or friendship

b. in a state of serenity

c. dead: the old lady is at peace now.

9. hold one's peace keep one's peace to keep silent

10. (Law) keep the peace to maintain or refrain from disturbing law and order

11. make one's peace with to become reconciled with

12. make peace to bring hostilities to an end

vb

( intr) chiefly obsolete to be or become silent or still

[C12: from Old French pais, from Latin pāx]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

peace
(pis)

n., interj., v. peaced, peac*ing. n.

1. freedom from war; a cessation or absence of hostilities between nations.

2. a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from dissension.

3. freedom from civil commotion; public order and security.

4. freedom from anxiety, annoyance, or other mental disturbance: peace of mind.

5. a state of tranquillity or serenity.

7. ( often cap.) an agreement or treaty that ends a war or hostilities.

interj.

8. (used to express greeting or farewell or to request silence.)

v.i.

9. Obs. to be or become silent.

Idioms:

2. hold or keep one's peace, to refrain from or cease speaking; keep silent.

3. keep the peace,

a. to maintain public order.

4. make one's peace with, to become reconciled with or to.

5. make peace, to arrange a cessation of hostilities or antagonism.

[1125-75; Middle English pes < Anglo-French; Old French pais, earlier paiz < Latin pācem, acc. of pāx; akin to pact]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Peace

(See also PLACATION.)

all quiet on the Potomac A period of peace during a war; any time marked by the absence of fighting or quarreling. This expression (now used ironically or humorously) is generally thought to have originated and gained currency during the Civil War. It appeared as early as 1861 in an article by E. L. Beers in Harper's Weekly. Simon Cameron, then Secretary of War, frequently used the phrase in his bulletins reporting the state of the war. Its origin has also been attributed to General George McClellan.

all quiet on the Western Front Peaceful, calm. This phrase is an update of the earlier all quiet on the Potomac. It was the official statement issued each day by the War Department during the periods of relatively little trench fighting in World War I.

bury the hatchet To lay down arms, to cease fighting, to make peace; also to bury the ax or tomahawk. The allusion is to the North American Indian custom of burying tomahawks, scalping-knives, and war clubs as a sign of good faith when concluding a peace. The procedure is described by Washington Irving in Adventures of Captain Bonneville (1837):

The chiefs met; the amicable pipe was smoked, the hatchet buried, and peace formally proclaimed.

The expression dates from the late 1600s. See also take up the hatchet, COMBAT.

calm before the storm A period of relative peacefulness preceding an outbreak of confusion and tumult; the quiet and sane minutes just before chaos erupts. A drop in the barometric pressure prior to a thunderstorm produces an uncomfortable, almost eerie feeling of calmness. This meterological phenomenon has given rise to the popular expression calm before the storm.

dove A pacifist, one who opposes war, in contrast to a "hawk," who advocates a belligerent, warlike policy; one who favors negotiation and compromise as a means of resolving differences. The dove has been a symbol of peace in art and literature since Noah sent a dove from the ark to see if the waters had abated (Genesis 8:8-12). Dove referring to an antiwar advocate gained currency in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and eventually became the label for those advocating withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam.

The hawks favored an air strike to eliminate the Cuban missile bases.... The doves opposed the air strikes and favored a blockade. (Alsop and Bartlett in Saturday Evening Post, December 8, 1962)

halcyon days A time of peace and prosperity; palmy or golden days. The halcyon was a bird, usually identified as a type of kingfisher, which bred in nests floating on the sea. The ancients believed that these birds charmed the winds and waves of the sea into tranquillity during their breeding season.

Thus, halycon days originally referred to the two weeks of calm weather about the time of the winter solstice during which the halcyons bred. The current, figurative sense of halcyon days dates from the latter half of the 16th century.

hold out the olive branch To make an overture for peace; to indicate one's peaceful intentions. Long considered a token or symbol of peace, the olive branch was represented as such in Genesis 8:11:

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

A more recent example of its use appears below:

My mother ... had first tendered the olive branch, which had been accepted. (Frederick Marryat, Percival Keene, 1837)

Today this phrase still frequently appears in formal contexts.

raise the white flag See SUBMISSION.

Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1980 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

peace

Past participle: peaced
Gerund: peacing

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Noun 1.
peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war

order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

amity - a state of friendship and cordiality

conciliation - the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"

Pax Romana - the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire

state of war, war - a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

2.
peace - harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together"

concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

3.
peace - the absence of mental stress or anxiety

4.
peace - the general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace"

security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

5.
peace - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

peace

noun

1. truce, ceasefire, treaty, armistice, war, warfare, hostilities, fighting, fight, battle, conflict, hostility, strife, bloodshed, armed conflict pacification, conciliation, cessation of hostilities They hope the treaty will bring peace to Southeast Asia.
truce

2. stillness, rest, quiet, silence, calm, hush, tranquillity, seclusion, repose, calmness, peacefulness, quietude, restfulness All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.

Related words
adjective irenic or eirenic

Quotations
"Peace hath her victories"
"No less renowned than war" [John Milton Sonnet, To the Lord General Cromwell, May 1652]
"Let him who desires peace, prepare for war" [Vegetius De Re Militari]
"Peace is not the absence of war. Lasting peace is rooted in justice" [David Trimble]
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom" [Malcolm X Prospects for Peace in 1965]
"If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace" [Lord John Russell speech]
"In the arts of peace Man is a bungler" [George Bernard Shaw Man and Superman]
"the peace of God, which passeth all understanding" Bible: Philippians
"They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks" Bible: Isaiah
"War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading" [Thomas Hardy The Dynasts]
"peace: in international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language - Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

peace
noun

1. Lack of emotional agitation:

2. An absence of motion or disturbance:

calm, calmness, hush, lull, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rauha rauhallisuus harmonia hiljaisuus

friðartími friður friîur friîur, ró, næîi

peace

[piːs]

de por el B. CPD [ agreement, plan, settlement] → paz; [ campaign, conference] → la paz
peace camp N →
peace campaigner N persona que participa en una campaña por la paz
peace conference N →
Peace Corps N ( US) →
peace dividend N → beneficios mpl reportados por la paz
peace initiative N →
peace movement N →
peace offering N ( fig) →
peace pipe N →
proceso de paz the peace process N →
peace settlement N →
peace sign N →
peace studies NPL ( Univ) →
peace talks NPL →
peace treaty N →

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peace

[ˈpiːs]

n

paix être (not conflict) → f
to make peace → faire la paix
to make peace with sb (= end quarrel) → faire la paix avec qn
to be at peace with sb/sth → en paix avec qn/qch

(= silence) to hold one's peace, to keep one's peace (= keep quiet) → garder le silence

modif [ effort, negotiations, initiative, deal] → de paix peace activist, peace campaigner, peace conference

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

peace

n

(= freedom from war) → the Versailles der a man of ein to be at mit the two countries are now at to be at to make one's he is at er to hold to make (one's) sich (mit jdm) to make (one's) to make Frieden m, → Friede m (geh); etc peace → Friede von Versailles peace → friedfertiger peace with somebody/something → jdm/ peace → ; peace with oneself/the world → etw in Frieden peace with the world → ; peace ( leben; or ruht in or keep one's peace schweigen; peace (with somebody) → versöhnen peace with oneself → or aussöhnen; peace between ... → Frieden stiften zwischen Frieden; friedliebender Mensch; etc; mit sich (dat) → ; euph: = dead) → (dated) → mit sich (dat) → ; (+dat) → ...

peace

:

peace

:

peacemaking

adj role → friedensstiftend; peace efforts → Friedensbemühungen pl; peace process → Friedensprozess m

peace

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Collins German Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

peace
(piːs) noun

( 1. ( sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war. Does our country want peace or war?; also adjective) a peace treaty.

2. freedom from disturbance; quietness. I need some peace and quiet.

ˈpeaceable adjective

liking peace; not fighting, quarrelling etc. He's a peaceable person.

ˈpeaceably adverb ˈpeaceful adjective

quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance. It's very peaceful in the country.

ˈpeacefully adverb ˈpeacefulness noun ˈpeacemaker noun

a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc. When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker.

ˈpeace-offering noun

something offered or given to make peace. She took him a drink as a peace-offering.

ˈpeacetime noun

a time when there is no war. Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard.

at peace

not at war; not fighting. The two countries were at peace.

in peace

1. without disturbance. Why can't you leave me in peace?

2. not wanting to fight. They said they came in peace.

make peace

to agree to end a war. The two countries finally made peace (with each other).

peace of mind

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

peace
→ سَلَامٌ mír fred Friede ειρήνη rauha paz mir paix 平穏 평화 pace fred vrede ความสงบเรียบร้อย fred cisza sự yên tĩnh paz мир

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

barış 和平

peace

n. paz;

___ of mind → tranquilidad de espíritu;

v.

to be at ___ → estar en paz, tranquilizarse;

to keep, to hold one's ___ → quedarse tranquilo-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

peace

n paz f; - of mind tranquilidad f (mental)

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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References in classic literature?

Ye shall love peace as a means to new wars--and the short peace more than the long.

It is true, perhaps, that a computation might be made with sufficient accuracy to answer the purpose of the quantity of revenue requisite to discharge the subsisting engagements of the Union, and to maintain those establishments which, for some time to come, would suffice in time of peace. But would it be wise, or would it not rather be the extreme of folly, to stop at this point, and to leave the government intrusted with the care of the national defense in a state of absolute incapacity to provide for the protection of the community against future invasions of the public peace, by foreign war or domestic convulsions?

Now life is divided into labour and rest, war and peace; and of what we do the objects are partly necessary and useful, partly noble: and we should give the same preference to these that we do to the different parts of the soul and its actions, as war to procure peace; labour, rest; and the useful, the noble.

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