ire

a. Full of ire; angry; wroth. “The ireful bastard Orleans.” Shak. -- Ire"ful*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. Wrathfulness. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. irenarcha, irenarches, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; peace + &unr_; to rule. ] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding to those of a justice of the peace. [ Written also eirenarch. ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; peaceful, fr. &unr_; peace. ] A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also Irenical theology. Schaff-Herzog. [ 1913 Webster ]