Definitions for pacifist
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1. pacifist, pacificist, disarmeradjective

   someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

2. pacifist(a), pacifistic, dovishadjective

   opposed to war

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1. pacifistnoun

   A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to refuse to participate in military activities, especially one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces.

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1. pacifistnoun

   One who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace.

2. pacifistnoun

   One who avoids violence.

3. pacifistnoun

   One who opposes violence and is anti-war.

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1. Pacifist

   Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word pacifism was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ahimsa (to do no harm), which is a core philosophy in Indian Religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound. In modern times, interest was revived by Leo Tolstoy in his late works, particularly in The Kingdom of God Is Within You. Mahatma Gandhi propounded the practice of steadfast nonviolent opposition which he called "satyagraha", instrumental in its role in the Indian Independence Movement. Its effectiveness served as inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, Mary and Charles Beard, James Bevel, Thich Nhat Hanh, and many others in the civil rights movement.

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1. pacifist

   A pacifist is a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable and advocates for peaceful solutions as alternatives. They reject the use of physical violence to resolve disputes, often promoting non-violent actions such as negotiation, mediation or protest instead. The philosophy is based on the belief that human life is inherently valuable and that harming another person is morally wrong.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pacifist in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pacifist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pacifist in a Sentence

1. Brad Glosserman:

   The Japanese are more anti-militarist than pacifist, they're prepared to accept the necessity of self-defense.

2. Albert Einstein:

   He who cherishes the values of culture cannot fail to be a pacifist.

3. Yukihisa Fujita:

   The govt changed the interpretation of the constitution last year, which in itself is against the constitution. 200-300 experts have said that this is unconstitutional. for the last 70 years Japan has been known as a pacifist nation, it hasn't sent troops outside (of the country) expect in humanitarian roles. This (proposed change) is against the way our security policy has been set up, it will damage the way Japanese people and country is viewed. It will damage the view of Japanese as a diplomatic nation.

4. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   We hope that in military cooperation with Japan, Australia will take into full account this historical context and take into consideration also the feelings of Asian countries because of that history, we hope that Australia will take concrete actions to support the peaceful development of Japan and Japan's efforts to uphold its pacifist constitution and not the opposite.

5. Volodymyr Knyr:

   You don't need an iron fist if you aren't a pacifist.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ GCIDE
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3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pacifist
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacifist
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