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Definition of Non-resistant
1. Noun. A reformer who believes in passive resistance.
Generic synonyms: Crusader, Meliorist, Reformer, Reformist, Social Reformer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Non-resistant
Literary usage of Non-resistant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1906)
"Non-Resistant (The).—Continued. $16.00. Non-Slaveholder (The). Edited by AL
Pennock and others. 1840-42, 16 nos. (irregular), Shurtleff, L., May 31, '06. ..."
2. Christian Non-resistance, in All Its Important Bearings, Illustrated and by Adin Ballou (1846)
"WHAT A CHRISTIAN non-resistant CANNOT CONSISTENTLY DO. It will appear from the
foregoing exposition, that a true Christian non-resistant cannot, ..."
3. The Christian Examiner (1842)
"The Non-Resistant. THE generation of men, now upon the stage of active life, have
sometimes been charged with a want of proper respect for existing ..."
4. Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton by George Congdon Gorham (1899)
"CHAPTER XXVI Surrender of Fort Sumter favored by the Lincoln Cabinet. — Effect
of Supposed Non-Resistant Policy of Mr. Lincoln on Union Democrats. ..."
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