pacificism

[pas-uh-fiz-uhm]

noun

opposition to war or violence of any kind.

refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs.

the principle or policy that all differences among nations should be adjusted without recourse to war.

Also, pa·cif·i·cism

[puh-sif-uh-siz-uhm] .

Origin:
1905–10; < pacifisme. See pacific, -ism

Related forms

an·ti·pac·i·fism, noun

pro·pac·i·fism, noun

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WordNet

pacificism
noun
1.	the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable [syn: pacifism]
2.	the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration [syn: pacifism]

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