Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word PEACE
PEACE
Definitions of PEACE
- A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
- Harmony in personal relations.
- A state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
- To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
- A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence.
- (archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
- (slang) Peace out; goodbye.
- (slang) To peace out.
- A surname.
- A female given name
- The Municipal District of Peace No. 135, a municipal district in north-west, Alberta, Canada.
- (numismatic slang) Clipping of Peace dollar.
- (figuratively, euphemistic) Death.
Number of letters
5
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using PEACE in a Sentence
- The Republic of Azerbaijan is a member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, the World Health Organization, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Council of Europe, CFE Treaty, the Community of Democracies; the International Monetary Fund; and the World Bank.
- Afonso did not pursue territory enlargement policies and managed to ensure peace with Castile during his reign.
- After a few failed attempts at invasion, the brothers signed a peace treaty, arranged by Afonso IV's mother, Elizabeth.
- Ancus is said to have ruled by waging war as Romulus did, while also promoting peace and religion as Numa Pompilius did.
- 1428 – Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the second campaign of the Wars in Lombardy fought until the Treaty of Lodi in 1454, which will then guarantee the conditions for the development of the Italian Renaissance.
- 1559 – The second of two treaties making up the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
- After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained its independence, Belarus became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.
- Louis XIV of France sought to knock the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold, out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement.
- Micah reproaches unjust leaders, defends the rights of the poor against the rich and powerful; while looking forward to a world at peace centered on Zion under the leadership of a new Davidic monarch.
- After several decades of relative peace, the English had resumed the war in 1415 amid the failure of negotiations with the French.
- Peace, order, and good government, alongside an Implied Bill of Rights, are founding principles of the Canadian government.
- The FARDC was rebuilt patchily as part of the peace process which followed the end of the Second Congo War in July 2003.
- 1521 – The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.
- Bismarck saw the alliance as a way to prevent the isolation of the German Empire, which had just been founded a few years before, and to preserve peace, as Russia would not wage war against both empires.
- Military history in Eritrea stretches back for thousands of years; from ancient times to present day, the society of the Eritreans have dealt with both war and peace.
- After several decades of relative peace, Danish raids on English territory began again in earnest in the 980s, becoming markedly more serious in the early 990s.
- 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights (Prussia).
- Freyr (Old Norse: 'Lord'), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with kingship, fertility, peace, prosperity, fair weather, and good harvest.
- 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrelling sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he had instructed to make peace.
- In the film, humans have achieved world peace by the year 1999, and various giant monsters are confined to an area known as Monsterland.
- The 1996 peace accords ended the 36-years-long Guatemalan Civil War, and removed a major obstacle to foreign investment.
- Later, Jordan restored its relations with Western countries through its participation in the enforcement of UN sanctions against Iraq and in the Southwest Asia peace process.
- 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171).
- 836 – Pactum Sicardi, a peace treaty between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples, is signed.
- 1167 – The Byzantines defeat the Hungarian army decisively at Sirmium, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace.
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