dove of peace

  • 31Dove — 1. n. 1 any bird of the family Columbidae, with short legs, small head, and large breast. 2 a gentle or innocent person. 3 Polit. an advocate of peace or peaceful policies (cf. HAWK(1)). 4 (Dove) Relig. a representation of the Holy Spirit (John 1 …

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  • 32Peace Concluded — Infobox Painting backcolor=#FBF5DF painting alignment=right image size=250px title= Peace Concluded, 1856 artist= John Everett Millais year= 1856 type=Oil on canvas height= width= height inch=46 width inch =36 diameter cm = diameter inch = city=… …

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  • 33dove — dove1 [dʌv] n [: Old English; Origin: dufe] 1.) a kind of small white ↑pigeon (=bird) often used as a sign of peace 2.) someone in politics who prefers peace and discussion to war ≠ ↑hawk dove 2 dove2 [dəuv US douv] AmE a past tense of ↑ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34dove — dove1 [ dʌv ] noun count 1. ) a white bird often used as a sign meaning peace 2. ) a politician who wants to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting ─ opposite HAWK dove dove 2 [ douv ] AMERICAN the past tense of dive1 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 35dove — I UK [dʌv] / US noun [countable] Word forms dove : singular dove plural doves 1) a white bird often used as a sign meaning peace 2) a politician who wants to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting II UK / US [doʊv] American… …

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  • 36DOVE —    in Christian art the symbol of the Holy Ghost, or of a pure, or a purified soul, and with an olive branch, the symbol of peace and the gospel of peace …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 37dove — 1 noun (C) 1 a kind of small pigeon (=bird) often used as a sign of peace 2 someone in politics who prefers peace and discussion to war opposite hawk 1 (2) 2 especially AmE a past tense of dive 1 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38dove — Synonyms and related words: angel, avifauna, babe, baby bird, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, cage bird, chick, child, child of nature, conchie,… …

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  • 39dove — dÊŒv n. bird of the pigeon family (often used as a symbol for peace) …

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  • 40dove — a person who wants peace, pacifist    The doves complained when the US built more nuclear weapons …

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