Definition of Irenicons

1. irenicon [n] - See also: irenicon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irenicons

irater
iratest
iratumumab
ire
ired
ireful
irefully
irefulness
ireless
irenarch
irenarchs
irenic
irenical
irenically
irenicon
irenicons (current term)
irenics
irenology
ires
irestone
irestones
irhtemite
iri-
iriambilanja
irian
irid
irid-
iridaceous
iridaceous plant
iridal

Literary usage of Irenicons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1908)
"... value of the books of the Bible, therefore the Bible has nothing to fear from Criticism. This is the vice of all well meant irenicons, like Bible ..."

2. Benedict de Spinoza: His Life, Correspondence, and Ethics by Robert Willis (1870)
"8vo, 1042—an interesting production, and in advance of some since written in the same view, but with a much less liberal aim — the irenicons, Apologias, ..."

3. The History of the Litigation and Legislation Respecting Presbyterian by Thomas Smith James (1867)
"The many excellent irenicons that learned men have wrote are of the best of our books."* It should be acknowledged that the quotation in the Proofs is taken ..."

4. Select Practical Writings of Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author by Richard Baxter, Leonard Bacon (1831)
"... and many other irenicons written by foreign divines, to say nothing that are upon single controversies. But the younger, sour, uncharitable Christians ..."

5. The Preacher and Pastor by George Herbert, Richard Baxter, George Campbell (1845)
"... spirits and principles, and see better the true slate of the church and the several differences in it; and then they begin to write their irenicons, ..."

6. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1908)
"... value of the books of the Bible, therefore the Bible has nothing to fear from Criticism. This is the vice of all well meant irenicons, like Bible ..."

7. Benedict de Spinoza: His Life, Correspondence, and Ethics by Robert Willis (1870)
"8vo, 1042—an interesting production, and in advance of some since written in the same view, but with a much less liberal aim — the irenicons, Apologias, ..."

8. The History of the Litigation and Legislation Respecting Presbyterian by Thomas Smith James (1867)
"The many excellent irenicons that learned men have wrote are of the best of our books."* It should be acknowledged that the quotation in the Proofs is taken ..."

9. Select Practical Writings of Richard Baxter: With a Life of the Author by Richard Baxter, Leonard Bacon (1831)
"... and many other irenicons written by foreign divines, to say nothing that are upon single controversies. But the younger, sour, uncharitable Christians ..."

10. The Preacher and Pastor by George Herbert, Richard Baxter, George Campbell (1845)
"... spirits and principles, and see better the true slate of the church and the several differences in it; and then they begin to write their irenicons, ..."

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