Peace Meaning
/ˈpiːs/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
nounA feeling of tranquility, free from oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
Sentence Examples
We should try to obtain peace.
We are working in the interest of peace.
She was longing for some peace and privacy.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After many years of fighting, the nation signed a treaty to restore ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two nations signed a historic ____ treaty after decades of conflict and diplomatic negotiations.
Word Origin & History
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 and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"*Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:34:
"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."
— 2001, Carol Stream, Unshaken:
"’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."
— 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 53:
"1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.).
My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for."
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"An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994."
— 1996, Oliver Lindsay, Once a Grenadier: The Grenadier Guards 1945-1995, page 374:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After many years of fighting, the nation signed a treaty to restore ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two nations signed a historic ____ treaty after decades of conflict and diplomatic negotiations.