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    PACIFISM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitrationplay

    Synonyms:

    pacificism; pacifism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("pacifism" is a kind of...):

    belief (any cognitive content held as true)

    Derivation:

    pacifist (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)

    pacifistic (opposed to war)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiableplay

    Synonyms:

    pacificism; pacifism; passivism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("pacifism" is a kind of...):

    doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

    Derivation:

    pacifist (someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)

    pacifistic (opposed to war)

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