PACIFISM

Pacifism

Pacifism is opposition to war and violence. The word pacifism was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ahimsa, which is a core philosophy in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound.

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pacifism

Noun

  1. The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence
  2. The active opposition to such violence, especially the refusal to take part in military action


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