'Peace' definitions:
Definition of 'peace'
From: WordNet
noun
The state prevailing during the absence of war [ant: state of war, war]
noun
Harmonious relations; freedom from disputes; "the roommates lived in peace together"
noun
The absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis]
noun
The general security of public places; "he was arrested for disturbing the peace" [syn: peace, public security]
noun
A treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" [syn: peace, peace treaty, pacification]
Definition of 'Peace'
From: GCIDE
- Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. Appease, Fair, a., Fay, v., Fang, Pacify, Pact, Pay to requite.] A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose; specifically: (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies. (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions; tranquillity of mind or conscience. (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony; concord. "The eternal love and pees." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding silence, quiet, or order. "Peace! foolish woman." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- At peace, in a state of peace.
- Breach of the peace. See under Breach.
- Justice of the peace. See under Justice.
- Peace of God. (Law) (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a state of peace and good conduct. (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God.
- Peace offering. (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with Him. (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended person.
- Peace officer, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a polliceman, sheriff or constable.
- To hold one's peace, to be silent; to refrain from speaking.
- To make one's peace with, to reconcile one with, to plead one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another. "I will make your peace with him." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Peace'
From: GCIDE
- Peace \Peace\, v. t. & i. To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] "Peace your tattlings." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'peace'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- accordance,
- affinity,
- agape,
- agreement,
- amity,
- armistice,
- arrangement,
- array,
- assent,
- ataraxia,
- ataraxy,
- awful silence,
- bonds of harmony,
- breathing spell,
- brotherly love,
- buffer zone,
- calm,
- calmness,
- caritas,
- cease-fire,
- cement of friendship,
- charity,
- chorus,
- coherence,
- coincidence,
- commodiousness,
- communion,
- community,
- community of interests,
- compatibility,
- composure,
- concert,
- concord,
- concordance,
- conformance,
- conformation,
- conformity,
- congeniality,
- congruence,
- congruency,
- congruity,
- consistency,
- consonance,
- consort,
- contemplation,
- convenience,
- cooling-off period,
- cooperation,
- correspondence,
- coziness,
- cushioniness,
- dead,
- dead of night,
- deathlike silence,
- demilitarized zone,
- deployment,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- easiness,
- empathy,
- equivalence,
- esprit,
- esprit de corps,
- feeling of identity,
- fellow feeling,
- fellowship,
- formation,
- frictionlessness,
- friendliness,
- golden silence,
- good vibes,
- good vibrations,
- happy family,
- harmoniousness,
- harmony,
- hollow truce,
- homelikeness,
- homeliness,
- homeyness,
- hospitality,
- hush,
- hush of night,
- identity,
- imperturbability,
- inaudibility,
- intersection,
- kinship,
- layout,
- like-mindedness,
- lineup,
- love,
- lucid stillness,
- lull,
- luxuriousness,
- marmoreal repose,
- marshaling,
- modus vivendi,
- mum,
- mutuality,
- neutral territory,
- nirvana,
- noiselessness,
- oneness,
- order,
- organization,
- overlap,
- pacification,
- parallelism,
- Pax Dei,
- pax in bello,
- Pax Romana,
- Peace of God,
- peace of mind,
- peaceableness,
- peacefulness,
- peacetime,
- placidity,
- placidness,
- proportion,
- quiescence,
- quiescency,
- quiet,
- quietism,
- quietness,
- quietude,
- rapport,
- rapprochement,
- reciprocity,
- regularity,
- repose,
- reposefulness,
- rest,
- restfulness,
- roominess,
- routine,
- satori,
- self-consistency,
- serenity,
- setup,
- sharing,
- silence,
- silentness,
- silken repose,
- sleep,
- slumber,
- snugness,
- softness,
- solemn silence,
- solidarity,
- soundlessness,
- stand-down,
- still,
- stillness,
- structure,
- suspension of hostilities,
- symmetry,
- sympathy,
- symphony,
- sync,
- synchronism,
- system,
- tacitness,
- taciturnity,
- tally,
- team spirit,
- temporary arrangement,
- timing,
- tomblike silence,
- tranquillity,
- treaty of peace,
- truce,
- understanding,
- uniformity,
- union,
- unison,
- unisonance,
- unity,
- warmness,
- whisht,
- wise passiveness
Words containing 'Peace'
- At peace,
- Peaceful,
- Peacefully,
- Peacefulness,
- Breach of peace,
- Breach of the peace,
- Commission of the peace,
- Justice of the peace,
- Peace of God,
- Peace offering,
- Peace officer,
- Peaceful Valley,
- Sessions of the peace,
- To keep the peace,
- Wand of peace,
- disturbance of the peace,
- keep the peace,
- kiss of peace,
- make peace,
- peace advocacy,
- peace corps,
- peace initiative,
- peace lily,
- peace march,
- peace of mind,
- peace of westphalia,
- peace offerings,
- peace pipe,
- peace process,
- peace treaty,
- pipe of peace,
- Make-peace,
- Peaceful Valley, WA,
- To hold one's peace,
- To make one's peace with,
- To smoke the pipe of peace,
- To swear the peace against one,
- peace garden state,
- peace-loving