pacifism

UK/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/US/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/

nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,537 of 15,258leans written

Pacifism is the belief that war is never justified. Absolute pacifism.

It is a position rather than a preference, since almost everybody prefers peace. Pacifism was legally recognised in Britain in 1916 and tested case by case.

Definitions of pacifism

1nounpacifismThe belief that war is never justified.C1
“His pacifism cost him a career and two friendships.”

pacifism is a belief.

Where it comes from

French pacifisme comes from pacifique, from Latin pax, peace, plus facere, to make.

French
pacifisme
English, today
pacifism

From French pacifisme, from pacifique; pacific + ism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

pacifism in the wild

Together with pacifism, it is born from the Western tradition or attitude that calls for peace.
Pacificism
Christian pacifists state that Jesus himself was a pacifist who taught and practiced pacifism and that his followers must do likewise.
Christian pacifism
Different Muslim movements through history had linked pacifism with Islamic theology.
Pacifism in Islam
According to James Turner Johnson, there is no normative tradition of pacifism in Islam.
Pacifism in Islam
Whereas pacifism is the doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence, Paul B.
Antimilitarism

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