Definitions for pacifismˈpæs əˌfɪz əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pac•i•fismˈpæs əˌfɪz əm(n.)

  1. opposition to war or violence as a resort in the settlement of disputes.

  2. refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs.

  3. nonresistance .

Origin of pacifism:

1905–10; < F pacifisme

pac`i•fis′tic(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pacifism, pacificism, passivism(noun)

    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

  2. pacifism, pacificism(noun)

    the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration

Wiktionary

  1. pacifism(Noun)

    The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence

  2. pacifism(Noun)

    The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action

  3. Origin: From pacifisme, from pacifique;


Translations for pacifism

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

pacifism(noun)

the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it.

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