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Type Words
Synonyms pacificism, passivism
Type of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
Derivation pacifist, pacifistic
Type Words
Synonyms pacificism
Type of belief
Derivation pacifist, pacifistic

Examples of pacifism

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Most abandoned their pacifism, and many joined the National Salvation Movement.
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This view of Raychoudhury on the pacifism of the State cannot be substantiated.
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Kaczynski holds that the values of gender equality, pacifism, leisure time etc.
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Southall politics were strongly influenced by the pacifism of his Quaker faith.
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Although Quakers do not have a specific creed, pacifism is a long-standing belief.
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Both of his parents were Quakers, but he rejected the pacifism of their faith.
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The pacifism of its electorally ruinous 1983 manifesto was renounced at every turn.
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Pacifism, while a nice philosophy, doesn't make for the most dramatic action flick.
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At some point anarcho-pacifism had as its main proponent Christian anarchism.
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More examples
  • The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
  • The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
  • (pacifist) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
  • Pacifist(a): opposed to war
  • (The Pacifist (short story by Arthur Clarke)) "The Pacifist" is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1956. It is a comic short story by Arthur C. Clarke, and appears in his collection of "science fiction tall tales," Tales from the White Hart.
  • The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence; The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action
  • (pacifist) One who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace; One who avoids violence; One who opposes violence and is anti-war
  • (pacifistic) Of or pertaining to pacifism
  • (Pacifist) A person who renounces war and any use of violence and seeks to resolve conflicts peacefully.