peace
/ˈpiːs/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
Uncountable
noun
A feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
Uncountable
verb
To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
Example Sentences
- "Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers."
- "*Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword."
- "Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer."
- "The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind."
- "’Twere best at once to sink to peace, Like birds the charming serpent draws, To drop head-foremost in the jaws Of vacant darkness and to cease."
- "1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ḱs Proto-Italic *pāks Latin pāx Old French pais Anglo-Norman peisbor. Middle English pees English peace From Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb, frēols, and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
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Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.