pax romana

[paks roh-mey-nuh, -mah-, pahks, pahks roh-mah-nah] / ˈpæks roʊˈmeɪ nə, -ˈmɑ-, ˈpɑks, ˈpɑks roʊˈmɑ nɑ /

NOUN

lasting peace

Synonyms

WEAK

pax dei peace of God truce of God universal peace

Example Sentences

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It was the work of several generations and took various forms, by turns and simultaneously colonization and aggression; but from this time forward the pax romana was at an end.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various

It is the pax romana, the peace of the Roman empire, which was actually established as "the Peace of the Church."

From Rome by Malleson, Hope