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Vinony

nonviolence

noun

  1. philosophy, personal or collective attitude, refusing to legitimate violence and promoting the respect of others in conflicts
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīs Latin violēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence English nonviolence From non- + violence.

  1. A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

    “From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give way to a spectrum of nonviolences.”