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PACIFISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
Synonyms:
pacificism; pacifism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pacifism" is a kind of...):
belief (any cognitive content held as true)
Derivation:
pacifist (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)
pacifistic (opposed to war)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
Synonyms:
pacificism; pacifism; passivism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pacifism" is a kind of...):
doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
Derivation:
pacifist (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)
pacifistic (opposed to war)
