/piːs/, /pis/
OriginFrom Middle English pees, pes, pais, borrowed from Anglo-Norman peis and Old French pais (“peace”), from Latin pāx (“peace”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, stick, place”), related to Latin pacīscor (“agree, stipulate”), Latin pangō (“fasten, fix”); see pact. Doublet of pax. Displaced native Old English sibb and broadly ousted friþ (modern frith).
- uncountable, usuallyA state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
“Our lounge strives to maintain an environment of peace for the comfort of our customers.”
“*Thinke not that I am come to ſend peace on earth: I came not to ſend peace, but a ſword.”
“Naomi boasted in nothing but the God of Israel. And she found peace even in the midst of chaos when she went to Him in prayer.”
- uncountable, usuallyA state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions.
“The safety equipment will give me some peace of mind.”
- euphemistic, figuratively, uncountable, usuallyDeath.
“’Twere best at once to sink to peace,
Like birds the charming serpent draws,
To drop head-foremost in the jaws
Of vacant darkness and to cease.”
- uncountable, usuallyHarmony in personal relations.
- uncountable, usuallyA state free of war, in particular war between different countries.
“1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
Now, a lot of cynics have said, “Oh, it’s easy to sit in bed for seven days,” but I’d like some of them to try it, and talk ”
“1993, Mark Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.).
My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.”
“An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994.”
- abbreviation, alt-of, clippingClipping of Peace dollar.
- archaicShut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
““Hark!” said the old woman, triumphantly. “I hear a step coming. […] Do you hear him?”
“I believe you are right, mother,” replied Alice, in a low voice. “Peace! open the door.””
“"Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."”
- slangPeace out; goodbye.
- To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
“Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]”
“In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.”
- slangTo peace out.
“Fuck, man. Yeah, I know. He crashed with this guy, Eddie. Then the cops called me in. That's when he peaced. I swear on my father's grave, I don't know where he went. I swear.”
- countable, uncountableA surname.
- countable, uncountableA female given name.
- countable, uncountableA municipal district in north-west Alberta, Canada; in full, the Municipal District of Peace No. 135.
- countable, uncountableA township in Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States.
Formspeaces(plural) · peaces(present, singular, third-person) · peacing(participle, present) · peaced(participle, past) · peaced(past) · Peaces(plural)