pac ‧ i ‧ fis ‧ m /ˈpæsəfɪz ə m, ˈpæsɪfɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ peace , ↑ peacefulness , ↑ pacifier , ↑ pacifism , ↑ pacifist ; adjective : ↑ peaceful , ↑ peaceable , ↑ pacifist ; adverb : ↑ peacefully , ↑ peaceably ; verb : ↑ pacify ]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: pacifisme , from pacifique ; ⇨ ↑ pacific ]
the belief that war and violence are always wrong