pacificismn.

Brit.

/pəˈsɪfᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/pəˈsɪfᵻˌsɪz(ə)m/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pacific adj.¹, -ism suffix.

Etymology: < pacific adj.¹ + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier pacificist n., pacifism n.

= pacifism n.Some writers make a distinction between the two words; see e.g. quot. 1957.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun] > pacifism as a principle

conscientious objection1863

pacifism1902

pacificism1908

war resistance1932

society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun] > pacifism in particular instance

peace at any price1774

peacemongering1853

pacificism1908

1908 Times 9 Jan. 7/4 ‘Eirenophilos’..has felt constrained to write to us impugning the action of the Nobel Committee..in a fashion we fear may grievously flutter the dovecotes of pacificism.

1910 W. James Mem. & Stud. (1911) xi. 283 Pacificism makes no converts from the military party.

1920 Q. Rev. Oct. 396 The revolution [in Japan, 1868]..was a reaction against these centuries of pacificism.

1957 A. J. P. Taylor Trouble Makers ii. 51 By ‘pacificism’ I mean the advocacy of a peaceful policy; by ‘pacifism’ (a word invented only in the twentieth century) the doctrine of non-resistance.

2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 9 Nov. 24 A novel which..delves into the moral arguments surrounding appeasement, pacificism, and religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pacificism
释义	pacificismn. Brit. /pəˈsɪfᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pəˈsɪfᵻˌsɪz(ə)m/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pacific adj.¹, -ism suffix. Etymology: < pacific adj.¹ + -ism suffix. Compare slightly earlier pacificist n., pacifism n. = pacifism n.Some writers make a distinction between the two words; see e.g. quot. 1957. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun] > pacifism as a principle conscientious objection1863 pacifism1902 pacificism1908 war resistance1932 society > armed hostility > peace > pacific character or disposition > [noun] > pacifism in particular instance peace at any price1774 peacemongering1853 pacificism1908 1908 Times 9 Jan. 7/4 ‘Eirenophilos’..has felt constrained to write to us impugning the action of the Nobel Committee..in a fashion we fear may grievously flutter the dovecotes of pacificism. 1910 W. James Mem. & Stud. (1911) xi. 283 Pacificism makes no converts from the military party. 1920 Q. Rev. Oct. 396 The revolution [in Japan, 1868]..was a reaction against these centuries of pacificism. 1957 A. J. P. Taylor Trouble Makers ii. 51 By ‘pacificism’ I mean the advocacy of a peaceful policy; by ‘pacifism’ (a word invented only in the twentieth century) the doctrine of non-resistance. 2002 Coventry Evening Tel. (Nexis) 9 Nov. 24 A novel which..delves into the moral arguments surrounding appeasement, pacificism, and religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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