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Definition of Peaceableness
1. Noun. A state that is calm and tranquil.
Generic synonyms: Amity
Specialized synonyms: Mollification
Derivative terms: Peaceable, Peaceable, Peaceful
Definition of Peaceableness
1. Noun. A state of being calm, or peaceful ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peaceableness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Peaceableness
Literary usage of Peaceableness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prayers and Offices of Devotion, for Families, and for Particular Persons by Benjamin Jenks (1833)
"... A Prayer for Meekness and peaceableness. O ALMIGHTY God, who alone canst order
the unruly wills and affections of sinful men! wilt thou ..."
2. The Larger Liberalism by Edward Bernard Benjamin (1918)
"peaceableness — instanced in anarchism, p. 99. 3. Projection: a. Democracy in
industry, p. 101; b. " Equality" in remuneration, p. 104; j. State, p. 105. ..."
3. Sacred Classics: Or, Cabinet Library of Divinity by Henry Stebbing, Richard Cattermole (1835)
"Of their Unity and peaceableness. CHAPTER IV.—Page 110. Of their Obedience and
Subjection to Civil Government. CHAPTER V.—Page 125. ..."
4. The Principles of Religion: As Professed by the Society of Christians by Henry Tuke, Society of Friends (1827)
"THE peaceableness of our principles, when applied even to enemies, affords a
strong security to any government under which we live ..."
5. Father Payne by Arthur Christopher Benson (1916)
"LIV OF peaceableness FATHER PAYNE, talking one evening, made a statement which
involved an assumption that the world was progressing. ..."
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