n.
Pronunciation: ' pa-s ə - ˌ fi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific
Date: 1902
1 : opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes specifically : refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds
2 : an attitude or policy of nonresistance
– pac · i · fist \ -fist \ noun