nonviolence
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nonviolence
noun nonviolences · non-violence
- A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts. From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give way to a spectrum of nonviolences.
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noun philosophy that rejects violence
| Español | abstención de la violencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비폭력 bipongnyeok |
| 日本語 | 非暴力 hibōryoku |
| 中文 | 非暴力 fēibàolì |
| हिन्दी | अहिंसा ahinsā |
| Português | não-violência |
| Français | non-violence, non-résistance, non resistance |
| Deutsch | Gewaltlosigkeit, Gewaltfreiheit |
| Italiano | nonviolenza |
| Русский | ненаси́лие nenasílije, отка́з от примене́ния наси́льственных мето́дов otkáz ot primenénija nasílʹstvennyx metódov |
| Tiếng Việt | bất bạo động |
| العربية | لاعنف |
Talk about this word "nonviolence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonviolence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nonviolence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonviolence "nonviolence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonviolence.
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@misc{nonviolence_2026,
title = {nonviolence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonviolence},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
