/pas"euh fiz'euhm/ , n.
1. opposition to war or violence of any kind.
2. refusal to engage in military activity because of one's principles or beliefs.
3. the principle or policy that all differences among nations should be adjusted without recourse to war.
Also, pacificism /peuh sif"euh siz'euhm/ .
[ 1905-10; pacifisme. See PACIFIC, -ISM ]