Peace refers to a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. It commonly describes a state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions, harmony in personal relations, and a state free of war, in particular war between different countries, which gives the term a broader and more practical sense than a single short definition would suggest. Depending on context, it can also point to to make peace; to put at peace; to be at peace, to peace out, and shut up!, silence!; be quiet, be silent, so the category can cover literal uses, related ideas, and more figurative extensions of the same core meaning. Taken together, these meanings present Peace as a flexible theme rather than a narrowly technical label, covering the central idea people usually mean when they use the word while still leaving room for closely related senses that appear in real language. Additional shades of meaning include shortened form of peace out; goodbye, which reinforce how the category can stretch across adjacent but still recognizable uses of the same term. Peace therefore works well as a quotation category because it can hold direct statements about the subject, figurative uses that borrow its meaning, and broader reflections that stay anchored to the same central idea.
