pacifist
adjective
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L339060 on Wikidata ↗noun
- person opposed to war and violence
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪfɪst/
adj
Etymology: From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.
- 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.
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
“Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.”
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- 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.”
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.