KJV Dictionary Definition: peaceable

peaceable

PE'ACEABLE, a. Free from war, tumult or public commotion. We live in peaceable times. The reformation was introduced in a peaceable manner.

1. Free from private feuds or quarrels. The neighbors are peaceable. These men are peaceable.

2. Quiet; undisturbed; not agitated with passion. His mind is very peaceable.

3. Not violent, bloody or unnatural; as, to die a peaceable death.

peaceableness

PE'ACEABLENESS, n. The state of being peaceable; quietness.

1. Disposition to peace.

peaceably

PE'ACEABLY, adv. Without war; without tumult or commotion; without private feuds and quarrels.

1. Without disturbance; quietly; without agitation; without interruption.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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