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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pac·i·fism \\ˈpa-sə-ˌfi-zəm\\ noun ETYMOLOGY French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific DATE 1902 1. opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes; specifically : refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds 2. an attitude or policy of nonresistance • pac·i·fist \\-fist\\ noun English Etymology pacifism 1902, from Fr. pacifisme, from pacifique (see pacific). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pacifism paci·fism / 5pAsifizEm / noun[U] the belief that war and violence are always wrong 和平主义；绥靖主义；反战主义 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pac·i·fism \ˈpasəˌfizəm\ noun (-s) Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific (from Middle French) + -isme -ism — more at pacific 1. : opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes < their pacifism is rooted in their contemplative outlook, and in the fact that they do not desire to change whatever they see — Bertrand Russell > < the fundamental transformation from pacifism to full war-mindedness that was necessary to meet the crisis — R. de R. de Sales > specifically : refusal to bear arms because of moral or religious principles < Christian pacifism … asserts that all warfare is categorically forbidden to followers of Our Lord — T.S.Eliot > 2. : an attitude or policy of nonresistance : passivism < some assert that … pacifism should be our aim, and a disarmed neutrality our policy — Yale Review > |
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