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Noun: pacifism  'pa-su,fi-zum
  1. The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
    - pacificism, passivism
     
  2. The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
    - pacificism

Derived forms: pacifisms

Type of: belief, doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Pacifism