Peace vs Safety - What's the difference?
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A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
* 2001 , Carol Stream, Unshaken
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.
* 1969 March 31, (John Lennon), Bagism Press Conference at Sacher Hotel, Vienna
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= (archaic) Shut up!]], [[silence, silence!; be quiet, be silent.
* Mark Twain
(slang) Shortened form of peace out; goodbye.
(neologism) To make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.
* 1997 , Yusuf Jah, Shah'Keyah Jah, Uprising , page 49:
* 2006 , Wayne Grady, Bringing back the dodo: lessons in natural and unnatural history :
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
(mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.
(American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points for the opposite team.
(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.
Preservation from escape; close custody.
* Shakespeare
As nouns the difference between peace and safety
is that peace is a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance while safety is the condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.As an interjection peace
is shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent.As a verb peace
is to make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace.peace
English
Noun
(en-noun)- 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.
- 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.
Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine.
Synonyms
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* disruption * war * violenceDerived terms
* at peace * breach of the peace * hold one's peace * in peace * inner peace * Justice of the Peace * keep one's peace * keep the peace * kiss of peace * make peace * peaceable * peace and quiet * peace be upon him/PBUH * peace be with you * peace bond * peacebreaker * peacebuilding * Peace Corps * peace dividend * peace for our time * peaceful * peacekeeper * peacekeeping * peaceless * peacelessness * peace lily * peace-loving * peacemaker * peace march * peacemaker * peacemonger * peacenik * peace of mind * peace offering * peace out * peace pipe * peace process * peace sign * peacetime * peace treaty * Prince of Peace * rest in peace * world peace (peace)Interjection
(en interjection)- "Peace , my lord, thou utterest treason! Hast forgot the king's command? Remember I am party to thy crime, if I but listen."
Verb
(peac)- 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.
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English
Noun
(wikipedia safety)- If you push it to the limit, safety is not guaranteed.
- Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
- ''He sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a safety .
- The free safety made a game-saving tackle on the runner who had broken past the linebackers.
- Imprison him, / Deliver him to safety ; and return.