pacifism
Other forms: pacifisms
Pacifism is the view that violence is always wrong. The day a playground bully announces his new belief in pacifism is a happy one for his former victims.
The noun pacifism comes from the Latin word pacificus, "peaceful, or peace-making." People who are devoted to pacifism avoid any kind of violence in their own lives, which usually includes refusing to support wars or serve in the military. Famous practitioners of pacifism include Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesus.
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the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiablesynonyms: pacificism, passivismtype of:doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thoughta belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
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the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitrationsynonyms: pacificismtype of:beliefany cognitive content held as true
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