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pacifist

adjective

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L339060 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. person opposed to war and violence
L40462 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/

adj

Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

  1. Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.

    Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.

noun

Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

  1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

    Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.

  2. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  3. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

    No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.

  4. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  5. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.