sign of peace
White flag waving
A gesture of goodwill exchanged between people during Christian worship services, typically a handshake, embrace, or bow.
The practice appears in Catholic Mass and other liturgies, symbolizing reconciliation and unity before communion: We turned to our neighbors to offer the sign of peace.
- smilePleased facial expression
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- pat on the backGesture showing approval
friendly gesture · nod · flag of truce · laying down arms · bow · apology · bury the hatchet · blessing · olive branch · gift exchange · make amends · thumbs-up · white flag · truce flag · ceasefire · armistice · treaty · handclasp
- ritual gesturesgenuflect, genuflection, prostration, bowing, kneeling
- liturgical reformVatican II, lay readers, lectors, contemporary worship, deacons
- liturgyDivine Office, missal, lectionary, rite, Tridentine Mass
- massmass, masses, bulk, body mass, atomic mass
- wedding ritesexchange of rings, ring exchange, vows, pronouncement, declaration
- worship elementsprayer, sermon, homily, hymn singing, scripture reading
sign of peacedeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
threat · act of war · provocation · challenge · show of force
sign of peacedeclaration of war
Formal announcement of hostilities
casus belli · first strike · invasion · military aggression · hostile takeover
sign, signs, signed, signing, signer, signal, signals, signaled, signaling