Definitions for pacifismˈpæs əˌfɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pac•i•fismˈpæs əˌfɪz əm(n.)
opposition to war or violence as a resort in the settlement of disputes.
refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs.
nonresistance .
Origin of pacifism:
1905–10; < F pacifisme
pac`i•fis′tic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
pacifism, pacificism, passivism(noun)
the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
pacifism, pacificism(noun)
the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
Wiktionary
pacifism(Noun)
The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence
pacifism(Noun)
The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action
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.
- pasifismeAfrikaans
- مُسالمه، مَذْهب السّلامArabic
- пацифизъмBulgarian
- pacifismoPortuguese (BR)
- pacifismusCzech
- der PazifismusGerman
- pacifismeDanish
- φιλειρηνισμόςGreek
- pacifismoSpanish
- patsifismEstonian
- مخالفت با جنگ و شرکت در آنFarsi
- pasifismiFinnish
- pacifismeFrench
- פָצִיפִיזםHebrew
- शांति-मार्गHindi
- pacifizamCroatian
- pacifizmusHungarian
- pasifismeIndonesian
- friðarstefnaIcelandic
- pacifismoItalian
- 平和主義Japanese
- 평화주의Korean
- pacifizmasLithuanian
- pacifismsLatvian
- pasifismeMalay
- pacifismeDutch
- pasifismeNorwegian
- pacyfizmPolish
- مخالفت با جنگ و شرکت در آنPersian
- سوله غوښتنه ، دعسكرى قوت له استمعال سره مخالفتPashto
- pacifismoPortuguese
- pacifismRomanian
- пацифизмRussian
- pacifizmusSlovak
- mirovno gibanjeSlovenian
- pacifizamSerbian
- pacifismSwedish
- ความรักสันติภาพThai
- barışseverlik, savaş aleyhtarlığıTurkish
- 和平主義Chinese (Trad.)
- пацифізмUkrainian
- امن پسندي کا نظريہ، صلح پسنديUrdu
- chủ nghĩa hoà bìnhVietnamese
- 和平主义Chinese (Simp.)
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