/ ˈpæsɪfɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the belief that war and violence are always wrong
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French pacifisme , from pacifier pacify.
/ ˈpæsɪfɪzəm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the belief that war and violence are always wrong
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French pacifisme , from pacifier pacify.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005