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usually uncountable, plural peaces
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. quotations examples
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.
2001, Carol Stream, Unshaken
A state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions. examples
Harmony in personal relations. examples
A state free of war, in particular war between different countries. quotations examples
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 for seven days about peace. All we’re saying is give peace a chance.
1969 March 31, John Lennon, Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
My boy, this peace is what all true warriors strive for.
1993, Marky Berry as "King Harkinian", a character in Animation Magic, Link: The Faces of Evil, Philips Interactive Media (publ.).
An uneasy peace descended upon Northern Ireland when the IRA agreed to a ceasefire in August 1994.
1996, Oliver Lindsay, Once a Grenadier: The Grenadier Guards 1945-1995, page 374
Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. […] One thing that is true, though, is that murder rates have fallen over the centuries, as policing has spread and the routine carrying of weapons has diminished. Modern society may not have done anything about war. But peace is a lot more peaceful.
2013 July 20, “Old soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
(archaic) Shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent. quotations
“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.”
1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848
"Peace, my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
1882, Mark Twain, chapter 6, in The Prince and the Pauper
(slang) Peace out; goodbye.
third-person singular simple present peaces, present participle peacing, simple past and past participle peaced
To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace. quotations examples
Within every hood they have to be peacing with themselves. Then when you're living in peace with yourself, [...]
1997, Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising, page 49
In another northern species, ptarmigan, such a see-saw pattern between warring and peacing has indeed been observed by researchers.
2006, Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history
(slang) To peace out. quotations
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.
2012, Jens Lapidus, Easy Money