pacifism

pacifism — n. the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable. Syn: passivism. [WordNet 1.5] 2. The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pacifism — A belief or policy in opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes. Pacifists maintain that unswerving nonviolence can bestow upon people a power greater than that achieved through the use of violent aggression. Dictionary from… …   Law dictionary

pacifism — noun пацифизм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Pacifism — Pacifist redirects here. For other uses, see Pacifist (disambiguation). Dovish redirects here. For the economic term, see Dovish (inflation). A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. Pacifism is the opposition to war and violence.… …   Wikipedia

pacifism — /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… …   Universalium

Pacifism —    Movement that rejects war as a means of policy. Pacifism had already manifested itself in the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries among the Anabaptists, Mennonites, and Society of Friends (Quakers). In the late 19th and the 20th… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

pacifism — noun Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific Date: 1902 1. opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes; specifically refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds 2. an attitude or policy of nonresistance •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

pacifism — noun a) The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence b) The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action …   Wiktionary

pacifism — сущ. пол. пацифизм (международное антивоенное движение, сложившееся во второй половине 19 в., выступающее принципиально против любых войн) See: anti militarism, anti war movement, Arrowsmith v United Kingdom, mondialism …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

pacifism — n пацифизм, осуждение всякой войны …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии