pacifist
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pacifist
- /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
Where it comes from
From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.
noun pacifists · pacificist
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One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
Similar: dove, Gandhist · Opposite: bellicist, hawk, militarist
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One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
Similar: dove, Gandhist · Opposite: bellicist, hawk, militarist
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One who is anti-war.
No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.
Similar: dove, Gandhist · Opposite: bellicist, hawk, militarist
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One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
Similar: dove, Gandhist · Opposite: bellicist, hawk, militarist
- A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
adjective more pacifist · most pacifist · pacificist
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Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.
Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.
Similar: dovish, pacific, anti-bellicist, dovelike, irenic, irenical, non-violent, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, unaggressive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pacifistic, pacificist, peaceful, disarmer, peace, anti-war, peacekeeping, dovish, peace-loving, peacemonger, antipacifist, peacenik, peace-nik, anarcho-pacifist, antipacifism, peacemongering
Translations
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noun one who loves, supports, or favours peace
| Español | pacifista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평화주의자 pyeonghwajuuija |
| 日本語 | 平和主義者 heiwashugisha, 鳩派 hatoha |
| 中文 | 和平主義者 /和平主义者 hépíngzhǔyìzhě |
| हिन्दी | शांतिवादी śāntivādī, शान्तिवादी śāntivādī |
| Português | pacifista |
| Français | pacifiste |
| Deutsch | Pazifist, Pazifistin |
| Italiano | pacifista |
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνιστής eirinistís, ειρηνίστρια eirinístria, πασιφιστής pasifistís, πασιφίστρια pasifístria |
| Română | pacifist, pacifistă |
| Русский | пацифи́ст pacifíst, пацифи́стка pacifístka, миролю́б miroljúb |
| العربية | مُسَالِم musālim, مُسَالِمَة musālima |
| עברית | פַּצִיפִיסט patsifíst |
noun one who avoids violence
| 日本語 | 穏健派 onkenha |
|---|---|
| Português | pacifista |
| Italiano | pacifista |
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνιστής eirinistís |
| Русский | пацифи́ст pacifíst, пацифи́стка pacifístka, миролю́б miroljúb |
noun one who opposes violence and is anti-war
| 日本語 | 平和主義者 heiwashugisha, 鳩派 hatoha |
|---|---|
| Português | pacifista |
| Deutsch | Kriegsgegner, Kriegsgegnerin |
| Italiano | pacifista |
| Ελληνικά | ειρηνιστής eirinistís |
| Русский | пацифи́ст pacifíst, пацифи́стка pacifístka, миролю́б miroljúb |
Talk about this word "pacifist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pacifist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pacifist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pacifist "pacifist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pacifist.Cite this
@misc{pacifist_2026,
title = {pacifist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pacifist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
