Lexic.us

Definition of Pacifist

1. Noun. Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.

Definition of Pacifist

1. Noun. One who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace. ¹

2. Noun. One who avoids violence. ¹

3. Noun. One who opposes violence and is anti-war. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pacifist

1. an advocate of pacifism [n -S] - See also: pacifism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacifist

Literary usage of Pacifist

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

1. The Crime by Richard Grelling (1919)
"BETHMANN THE "pacifist." BETHMANN THE OFFERER OF PEACE. It is impossible in this place to follow in detail all the varying shades, all the more or less ..."

2. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"They want belligerency put into the same category as burglary, as a matter for forcible suppression. The Yielding pacifist who will accept ..."

3. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"THE YIELDING pacifist AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR § 1 AMONG the minor topics that people are talking about behind the western fronts is the psychology of ..."

4. Italy, France and Britain at War by Herbert George Wells (1917)
"II THE YIELDING pacifist AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR AMONG the minor topics that people are talking about behind the western fronts is the psychology of ..."

5. Tales from a Dugout by Arthur Guy Empey (1918)
"THE pacifist WHAT do I think of a blinkin' pacifist?" asked Ikey from a corner of the dugout. "Well, what with this bloomin' war on, an' blokes goin' West ..."

6. Recent History of the United States by Frederic Logan Paxson (1921)
"By the end of 1915 these pacifist societies were left in the control of Socialists and non-resistants, while the more constructive members who had started ..."

7. The United States and Pangermania by André Chéradame (1918)
"I. Strategic and economic conceptions of the German General Staff upon which all pacifist manoeuvres are based. II. Separate peace to be made by Berlin with ..."

8. New Words Self-defined by Charles Alphonso Smith (1919)
"Taking these words as a cue, I went back through the literature and found that the word "pacifist" was first generally used in titles in the French ..."

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