pacifist

pac·i·fism

P0004800 (păs′ə-fĭz′əm)n.1. The belief that disputes between nations can and should be settled peacefully.2. a. Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes.b. Such opposition demonstrated by refusal to participate in military action.

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[French pacifisme, from pacifique, pacific; see pacific.]

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pac′i·fist n.pac′i·fis′tic adj.

pacifist

(ˈpæsɪfɪst) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who supports pacifism2. a person who refuses military serviceadj (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pacifist - someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputesdisarmer, pacificistadult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onwardpeacenik, dove - someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
Adj.	1.	pacifist - opposed to wardovish, pacifisticpeaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"

pacifist

noun peace lover, dove, conscientious objector, peacenik (informal), conchie (informal), peacemonger, satyagrahi (rare), passive resister His experiences had made him a pacifist.

pacifist

adjectiveInclined or disposed to peace; not quarrelsome or unruly:irenic, pacific, pacifical, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful.

Translations

和平主义者

pacify

(ˈpӕsifai) verb to make calm or peaceful. She tried to pacify the quarrelling children. 使鎮靜 使镇静ˌpacifiˈcation (-fi-) noun 鎮靜 镇静ˈpacifism noun the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it. 和平主義 和平主义ˈpacifist noun a person who believes in pacifism. As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war. 和平主義者 和平主义者