pacifism
Sign in to savethumb|upright|A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. right|upright=1.5|thumb|alt=Large outdoor gathering|World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, 2011
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Pacifism is a belief or practice of opposing violence and warfare, often on moral or ethical grounds, as a means of resolving conflicts. It matters because pacifists seek to promote peace through nonviolent methods, and their perspectives have influenced social movements and discussions about how societies should handle disputes.
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- Definition
- Moral considerations
- Nonviolence
- Types
- Absolute pacifism
- Conditional pacifism
- Police actions and national liberation
- History
- Early traditions
- Christianity
- Middle Ages
- Modern history
- Peace movements
- Nonviolent resistance
- World War I
- Between the two World Wars
- Great Britain
- Spain
- France
- Germany
- World War II
- Great Britain
- France
- Germany
- Conscientious objectors
- Later 20th century
- Asia
- Latin America
- Theorists
- Antiwar literature of the 20th century
- Religious attitudes{{anchor|Pacifism and religion}}
- Baháʼí Faith
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Peace churches
- Holiness movement
- Pentecostal churches
- Other denominations
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Sufism
- Ahmadiyya
- Jainism
- Judaism
- Government and political movements
- Pacifism and abstention from political activity
- Anarcho-pacifism
- Opposition to military taxation
- Criticism
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright|A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. right|upright=1.5|thumb|alt=Large outdoor gathering|World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, 2011
Pacifism is the opposition to war or 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 (to do no harm), which is a core philosophy in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound.