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pacifist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæsɪfɪst/

Etymology

From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

Meanings

  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. 2010, Charles R. Pinches, Kelly S. Johnson, Charles M. Collier, Unsettling Arguments: A Festschrift on the Occasion of Stanley Hauerwas's 70th Birthday, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN, page 129:

Forms

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more pacifist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
pacificist alternative lexicographic
most pacifist Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

anarcho-pacifist

Relateds

pacify · pacific

Synonyms

anti-bellicist · irenical · peaceable · dovish · irenic · peaceful · dovish · pacific · non-violent · unaggressive · dovelike · pacifist · pacific · pacifistic

pacifist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈpæsɪfɪst/

Etymology

From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

Meanings

  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. ▸ One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
  3. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. ▸ One who is anti-war.
    • 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. 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
  4. One who loves, supports, or favours peace. ▸ One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
  5. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

Forms

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pacificist alternative lexicographic
pacifists Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

bellicist · hawk · bellicist · militarist · bellicist · hawk · hawk · militarist · hawk · militarist · militarist · bellicist

Deriveds

unpacifist · nonpacifist · antipacifist

Synonyms

Gandhist · Gandhist · dove · dove · dove · Gandhist · Gandhist · dove

Translations (117)

it pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · fa صلحجو (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · fi pasifisti (one who avoids violence) · pdt Wäaloosa (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · mk пацифи́стка (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · bg пацифи́стка (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ja 平和主義者 (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · el ειρηνίστρια (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pl pacyfistka (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · cs pacifistka (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ru пацифи́ст (one who avoids violence) · sh пацѝфисткиња (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · gl pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · tr pasifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk пацифі́ст (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ko 평화주의자 (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · tg сулхпарвар (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ru пацифи́стка (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ga síochánaí (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sv pacifist (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ar مُسَالِمَة (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · az pasifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · el ειρηνιστής (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · tg сулҳталаб (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sq pacifiste (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · mi kaiwhakamārie (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · hi शान्तिवादी (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · hy պացիֆիստ (one who avoids violence) · el ειρηνιστής (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · fa صلحطلب (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ro pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ca pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · gl pacifista (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · cs pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · et patsifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · nl pacifiste (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · fr pacifiste (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ro pacifistă (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · nl vredestrijder (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · be пацыфі́стка (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · is friðarsinni (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sq pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ru миролю́б (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pt pacifista (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ga síochánaí (one who avoids violence) · ru пацифи́стка (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ja 鳩派 (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ru пацифи́стка (one who avoids violence) · ru миролю́б (one who avoids violence) · ka პაციფისტი (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · gl pacifista (one who avoids violence) · be пацыфі́ст (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · da pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · de Kriegsgegner (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · sl pacifistka (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk миролю́бець (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · la imbellis (one who avoids violence) · sl pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · de Pazifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · hu pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sh pacìfist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · es pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · nl vredestrijder (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pdt Wäaloosa (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · bg пацифи́ст (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · de Pazifistin (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk миролю́бець (one who avoids violence) · eo pacifisto (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ky пацифист (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · mk пацифи́ст (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ar مُسَالِم (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · fi pasifisti (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · hy պացիֆիստ (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pl pacyfista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sv pacifist (one who avoids violence) · sk pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · nb pasifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · it pacifista (one who avoids violence) · ru пацифи́ст (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · hy պացիֆիստ (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ru миролю́б (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · tg сулҳҷуй (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · cmn 和平主義者 /和平主义者 (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sh pacìfistkinja (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ru пацифи́ст (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · lv pacifiste (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ga síochánaí (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · sh пацѝфист (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uz patsifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · nl pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk пацифі́стка (one who avoids violence) · ja 穏健派 (one who avoids violence) · tg сулҳҷу (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk пацифі́ст (one who avoids violence) · tg патсифист (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · hi शांतिवादी (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · uk пацифі́стка (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pt pacifista (one who avoids violence) · lt pacifistė (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · cy heddychwr (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · ja 鳩派 (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · de Kriegsgegnerin (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · it pacifista (one who opposes violence and is anti-war) · sv pacifist (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · sk pacifistka (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · cy heddychwr (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · el πασιφιστής (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · lv pacifists (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · he פַּצִיפִיסט (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · el ειρηνιστής (one who avoids violence) · fi pasifisti (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · kk пацифист (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · el πασιφίστρια (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ka პაციფისტი (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · pt pacifista (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · ja 平和主義者 (one who loves, supports, or favours peace) · lt pacifistas (one who loves, supports, or favours peace)