PACIFISM


Meaning of PACIFISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-sə-ˌfi-zəm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.