offering a peace offering

  • 1Peace offering — 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… …

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  • 2Peace — 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.] …

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  • 3Peace of God — 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… …

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  • 4Peace officer — 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… …

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  • 5peace offering — n. [used to transl. Heb shelem, lit., thank offering] 1. an offering or sacrifice in thanksgiving to God: Ezek. 45:15 2. an offering made to maintain or bring about peace …

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  • 6peace offering — peace offerings N COUNT: usu sing You can use peace offering to refer to something that you give someone to show that you want to end the quarrel between you. A peace offering, Roberts said as he handed the box of cigars to Cohen …

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  • 7Peace Corps — logo (1961) Agency overview Formed March 21, 1961 Headquarters Washington, D.C …

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  • 8Peace and conflict studies — Peace Research redirects here Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyses violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending social conflicts with a view towards understanding… …

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  • 9Peace Journalism — Peace Media , Conflict Resolving Media , Conflict Sensitive Journalism , Conflict Solution Journalism , Reporting the World , Constructive Conflict Coverage, and Peacebuilding Media redirect here. A comparison of peace journalism and war… …

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  • 10peace offering — peace′ of fering n. 1) any offering made to procure peace 2) bib a sacrificial offering made in order to assure communion with God. Ex. 20:24; Lev. 7:11–18 • Etymology: 1525–35 …

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