pacifism
noun/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/
/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/
[uncountable]- the belief that war and violence are always wrongTopics Politicsc2, War and conflictc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French pacifisme, from pacifier ‘pacify’.
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