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pacificism

If you're strongly opposed to all violence, you practice pacificism, the philosophy that war and brutality are always wrong.

During wartime, someone with a strong belief in pacificism might participate in protests and marches, or possibly register as a conscientious objector, officially declaring their pacifism and their right to refuse to serve in the military. Pacificism comes from pacific, "tending to make peace," which is rooted in the Latin roots pax, "peace," and facere, "to make."

Definitions of pacificism
  1. noun
    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
    synonyms: pacifism, passivism
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    doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  2. noun
    the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
    synonyms: pacifism
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    type of:
    belief
    any cognitive content held as true
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