vredelievend — meaning in English
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English meaning
- peaceable adj Preferring peace to conflict, and not inclined to violence or aggression.
Senses
vredelievend is used for these senses in English:
- irenic (chiefly, theology) Promoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
- non-violent (Of a person or movement) Opposed to violence.
- peaceable Favouring peace rather than conflict; not aggressive, tending to avoid violence (of people, actions etc.). [from 14th c.]
peaceable — full definition
- adj Preferring peace to conflict, and not inclined to violence or aggression.
- adj Full of peace; calm and quiet.
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