pacifism

pac-i-fism · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and that disputes should be settled by peaceful means.

  2. 2.

    The refusal to participate in war or military service on moral or religious grounds.

Related words

Antonyms: bellicosity, militarism, warmongering
See also: nonviolence, pacifist, peace
Synonyms: antimilitarism, nonviolence, peace advocacy

Etymology

From French pacifisme, from Latin pax ("peace") + -isme (doctrine suffix). First attested in English in 1902.