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Definition of Pacifism

1. Noun. The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.

2. Noun. The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration.

Definition of Pacifism

1. Noun. The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence ¹

2. Noun. The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pacifism

1. opposition to war or violence [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacifism

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Literary usage of Pacifism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nationalism, War and Society: A Study of Nationalism and Its Concomitant by Edward Benjamin Krehbiel (1916)
"Norman Angell distinguishes his enterprise from pacifism by calling it ... Inductive pacifism has only recently become important. It is largely critical, ..."

2. The Proletarian Revolution in Russia by Vladimir Ilʹich Lenin, Leon Trotsky (1918)
"pacifism springs from the same historical roots as democracy. ... From the time of its birth pacifism was afflicted, however, ..."

3. The Restoration of Europe by Alfred Hermann Fried (1916)
"CHAPTER VII THE pacifism OF YESTERDAY AND ... TO-MORROW THERE are two books whose titles hamper the progress of pacifism. The titles only are dangerous ..."

4. The War and Religion: A Preliminary Bibliography of Material in English by Marion John Bradshaw (1919)
"True and false pacifism. Belgian official (?) document. ... The mistakes of pacifism. London, 1915, 48p. *Bell, GKA The war and the Kingdom of God. ..."

5. Leonard Wood, Administrator, Soldier, and Citizen by William Herbert Hobbs, Henry Alexander Wise Wood (1920)
"It is a date from which to reckon the sudden and sinister growth of the cult of pacifism which has become a menace for the country. ..."

6. Empire and Armament: The Evolution of American Imperialism and the Problem by Jennings Cropper Wise (1915)
"Nor will it ever be until the true scope and the limitations of legitimate pacifism are generally understood and appreciated, for without this duality, ..."

7. The Challenge of the Future: A Study in American Foreign Policy by Roland Greene Usher (1916)
"That the great majority no longer agree with pacifism as the professional societies advocate it is fairly obvious, but their leanings toward pacifism will ..."

8. The Psychology of Conviction: A Study of Beliefs and Attitudes by Joseph Jastrow (1918)
"... XI MILITARISM AND pacifism THE controversy of militarism versus pacifism is large in extent, far-reaching in root and branch. ..."

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