PACIFISM


Meaning of PACIFISM in English

/ 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.

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