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pacifist Definition


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pacifist
noun
    1. Someone who believes that violence is unjustified and who refuses to take part in making war, either from a secular moral standpoint, or on religious grounds, and usually actively advocates efforts to maintain peace by supporting disarmament.
      Thesaurus: conscientious objector, passive resister, dove, peace-lover; Antonym: hawk, warmonger.
Etymology: Early 20c: from French pacifiste; compare pacify.



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