pacifist

pacifist
n.
A person who thinks war and violence are always unjustifiable, and who refuses to participate in war or military activities. See also conscientious objector

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  • Pacifist — er et fremmeord for en fredsven, fredstifter eller en der er fredselskende …   Danske encyklopædi

  • pacifist — (n.) 1873 (adj. and n.), from Fr. pacifiste (see PACIFISM (Cf. pacifism)). Won out over pacificist (1907). Related: Pacifistic …   Etymology dictionary

  • pacifist — pacifist, pacifistic *pacific, peaceable, peaceful, irenic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pacifist — [n] peace lover antiwar demonstrator, conscientious objector, dove, passive resister, peacemaker, peacemonger, peacenik; concepts 354,416 …   New thesaurus

  • pacifist — UK [ˈpæsɪfɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms pacifist : singular pacifist plural pacifists someone who believes that violence is wrong and refuses to fight in wars Derived word: pacifist UK / US adjective …   English dictionary

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