pacifism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The support of peace, specifically:
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means.
The ethical avoidance of inflicting harm on others in one's daily life.
The combination of the above two philosophical viewpoints.
The additional challenge of winning a game without harming any enemy characters.

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From French pacifisme, from pacifique; pacific + -ism.

ahimsa nonkilling Gandhism

bellicism militarism warism

pacific pacificism pacificist pacifist

anarcho-pacifism antipacifism ultra-pacifism

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