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pac·i·fism

(păs′ə-fĭz′əm)

1. The belief that disputes between nations can and should be settled peacefully.

a. Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes.

b. Such opposition demonstrated by refusal to participate in military action.

[French pacifisme, from pacifique, pacific; see pacific.]

pac′i·fist n.

pac′i·fis′tic adj.

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pacifist

(ˈpæsɪfɪst)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who supports pacifism

2. a person who refuses military service

adj

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism

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Noun	1.	pacifist - someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes disarmer, pacificist adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward peacenik, dove - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
Adj.	1.	pacifist - opposed to war dovish, pacifistic peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

pacifist

noun peace lover, dove, conscientious objector, peacenik (informal), conchie (informal), peacemonger, satyagrahi (rare), passive resister His experiences had made him a pacifist.

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pacifist

adjective

Inclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly:

irenic, pacific, pacifical, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful.

Translations

من دُعاة السّلام، مُسالِم

pacifista

pacifist

Pazifist Pazifistin

ειρηνιστής ειρηνιστικός

pacifiste

pacifista

friîarsinni

pacifista

pasifist

pacifista

pacifista

barışseversavaş aleyhtarı

和平主义者

pacifist

[ˈpæsɪfɪst]

A. ADJ → pacifista

B. N → pacifista mf

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pacifist

[ˈpæsɪfɪst] n → pacifiste mf

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pacifist

adj → pazifistisch

n → Pazifist(in) m(f)

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pacifist

[ˈpæsɪfɪst] n → pacifista m/f

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pacify

(ˈpӕsifai) verb

to make calm or peaceful. She tried to pacify the quarrelling children.

ˌpacifiˈcation (-fi-) noun

ˈpacifism noun

the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it.

ˈpacifist noun

a person who believes in pacifism. As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war.

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