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noun

pacifist n.

A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.

Synonyms: pacificist, disarmer.

A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to refuse to participate in military activities, especially one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces.

adjective

pacifistic, pacifist adj. Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; of people.

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Etymology of 'Pacifist'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pacifist" Quotes from Famous Books

... means nothing," said one friend, who supplies editorial comment for a most widely read American weekly, "except a lot of poverty, a lot of cripples, and a lot of sodden hate in the hearts of the people engaged. Europe will not be changed appreciably as a result of the war!" Our pacifist ex-Secretary of State, I remember, wrote Baron d'Estournelles de Constant inquiring what the French were fighting for, implying that to the reasonable onlooker there was no clear issue involved in the whole business, ...

— The World Decision • Robert Herrick

... serious mistake to assume that the dangers are confined to our industrial system. "The very first general fact that must be driven home to Americans is that the pacifist movement in this country, the growth and connections of which are an important part of this report, is an absolutely integral and fundamental part of international socialism." European socialism, from which ours is derived, has had for ...

— The Mind in the Making - The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform • James Harvey Robinson

... been won by our side, but not before, I hope to find it possible to be a pacifist for at least a few years," smiled Darrin, rising from his seat at ...

— Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers • H. Irving Hancock

... The pacifist argument on the economic futility of national ambitions will commonly rest its case at this point; having shown as unreservedly as need be that national ambition and all its works belong of right under ...

— An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation • Thorstein Veblen

... heard the latest bon mot that is going the round of the clubs? Mrs. Savory Beet, of Pacifist fame, has, as you will recall, announced her intention of taking up war work. "Ah!" was the comment of a cynical bachelor, "it was a case of her taking up something or being taken up herself!" His audience ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Nov. 28, 1917 • Various

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