pacifism
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pacifism
- /ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/
Where it comes from
From French pacifisme, from pacifique; pacific + -ism.
noun pacifisms
- The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means. I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
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The ethical avoidance of inflicting harm on others in one's daily life.
Pacifism forbids us from killing would-be murderers in self-defense, but terrorism permits us to slit the throat of a 17-year-old working a night shift at the zoo.[…]Pacifism also has the modal implication that no possible wrongful aggressor can be permissibly harmed, even in possible worlds where d
Similar: ahimsa, nonkilling
- The combination of the above two philosophical viewpoints.
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The additional challenge of winning a game without harming any enemy characters.
Similar: Gandhism
Opposite: bellicism, militarism, warism
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noun
Opposite: bellicism, militarism, warism
Translations
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noun doctrine that disputes should be settled without violence
| Español | pacifismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평화주의 pyeonghwajuui |
| 日本語 | 平和主義 heiwashugi |
| 中文 | 和平主義 /和平主义 hépíngzhǔyì |
| हिन्दी | शान्तिवाद śāntivād, शांतिवाद śāntivād |
| Português | pacifismo |
| Français | pacifisme |
| Deutsch | Pazifismus |
| Italiano | pacifismo |
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνισμός eirinismós, πασιφισμός pasifismós |
| Română | pacifism |
| Русский | пацифи́зм pacifízm |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ nghĩa hoà bình |
| العربية | سَلَامِيَّة salāmiyya, سِلْمِيَّة silmiyya |
| עברית | פָּצִיפִיזְם patsifízm |
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title = {pacifism},
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year = {2026},
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