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Definition of Passivism
1. Noun. The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.
Generic synonyms: Doctrine, Ism, Philosophical System, Philosophy, School Of Thought
Derivative terms: Pacifist, Pacifistic
Definition of Passivism
1. Noun. the quality or principle of being passive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Passivism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Passivism
1. 1. An attitude of submission. 2. A sexual practice in which the subject is submissive to the will of the partner in behaviour that usually requires the consent of both participants (e.g., anal intercourse). See: pathic. Origin: see passive (05 Mar 2000)
Literary usage of Passivism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alienist and Neurologist (1893)
"My study of passivism, published last year,|| contained .a detailed description
of this pathological state. Therein was mentioned the writings of the German ..."
2. The Finality of the Christian Religion by George Burman Foster (1906)
"It is not that I deny that there is truth in both the naturalistic and the
supernaturalistic philosophy of passivism. It is an inner synthesis of passivism ..."
3. The Scientific Spirit and Social Work by Arthur James Todd (1919)
"There is a whole universe of difference between pacifism and passivism. ...
But the real trouble was passivism, sentimentality, international myopia, ..."
4. The Ground and Goal of Human Life by Charles Gray Shaw (1919)
"... we find him relapsing into passivism, an inexplicable Nicht Schaffen.
Individualism must dissent from such a presentation of the life-problem; ..."
5. The Social Psychology of Passive Resistance by Clarence Marsh Case (1915)
"The latter tends to pass into pure passivism,which resists no evil,either by ...
to environment should take the form of asceticism and a negative passivism. ..."
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