Pacifist
noun
A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
She became a pacifist, lecturing widely on the value of non-violence.
Often appears as...
- convinced pacifist
- ardently pacifist
adjective
Holding or showing a belief that war and violence are unjustifiable.
His pacifist principles dictated he reject all forms of violence.
Often appears as...
- pacifist ideals
- pacifist stance
noun
A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
She became a pacifist, lecturing widely on the value of non-violence.
Often appears as...
- convinced pacifist
- ardently pacifist
adjective
Holding or showing a belief that war and violence are unjustifiable.
His pacifist principles dictated he reject all forms of violence.
Often appears as...
- pacifist ideals
- pacifist stance
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Pro Tip 1/3Personal Belief
Focuses on individual's deep convictions against violence, not merely a casual preference.
After witnessing the horrors of war, my uncle embraced a pacifist lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Passive
Pacifists actively promote peace; they are not simply passive or indifferent to conflict.
The pacifist organized a peace march to spread their anti-war message.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Stance
Being a pacifist can involve difficult ethical decisions, opposing common social or political attitudes.
Despite peer pressure, he remained a pacifist during the military conflict.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Belief
Focuses on individual's deep convictions against violence, not merely a casual preference.
After witnessing the horrors of war, my uncle embraced a pacifist lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Passive
Pacifists actively promote peace; they are not simply passive or indifferent to conflict.
The pacifist organized a peace march to spread their anti-war message.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Stance
Being a pacifist can involve difficult ethical decisions, opposing common social or political attitudes.
Despite peer pressure, he remained a pacifist during the military conflict.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Belief
Focuses on individual's deep convictions against violence, not merely a casual preference.
After witnessing the horrors of war, my uncle embraced a pacifist lifestyle.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Passive
Pacifists actively promote peace; they are not simply passive or indifferent to conflict.
The pacifist organized a peace march to spread their anti-war message.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Stance
Being a pacifist can involve difficult ethical decisions, opposing common social or political attitudes.
Despite peer pressure, he remained a pacifist during the military conflict.
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The radical act of...
the oldest pacifist organization in the country. But if there's common ground to be had there, yeah, I'll partner with them. It's not easy. The approach means we need to find love. We need to get back to that shared humanity and that commons. But I know this love, it doesn't just get us through Thanksgiving dinner.
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From pacifist to spy:...
Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught. Noor accepted her assignment immediately. While she was determined to take her pacifist principles as far as possible,
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Interview: Bulent Atalay...
little that in his deathbed he turned to an assistant and he asked did anything get done among the contradictions he was a pacifist in his life and yet he worked for almost 20 years in Milan for the Sforza family as a military engineer
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The radical act of...
the oldest pacifist organization in the country. But if there's common ground to be had there, yeah, I'll partner with them. It's not easy. The approach means we need to find love. We need to get back to that shared humanity and that commons. But I know this love, it doesn't just get us through Thanksgiving dinner.
Video examples
From pacifist to spy:...
Operators had to lug a conspicuous transmitter through enemy territory, and the clandestine agency couldn’t protect her if she was caught. Noor accepted her assignment immediately. While she was determined to take her pacifist principles as far as possible,
Video examples
Interview: Bulent Atalay...
little that in his deathbed he turned to an assistant and he asked did anything get done among the contradictions he was a pacifist in his life and yet he worked for almost 20 years in Milan for the Sforza family as a military engineer
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Quote examples
Marjane Satrapi
Iranian Artist
I'm a pacifist. I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries should invest in scholarships for kids to study abroad. Perhaps they could become good and knowledgeable professors in their own countries. You need time for that kind of change, though.
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Bruce Lipton
American Scientist
Your brain sends out vibrations all the time, and your thoughts affect your life and other people's. They pick up these thoughts and get changed by them. That's why, say, a pacifist gets caught up in a riot situation. It's a field of vibrations - you can 'feel' someone else's thoughts when close to them.
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Jason Whitlock
American Journalist
I don't own a gun. I'm a pacifist. I am a critic of commercial gangsta rap music. I don't believe you change people or their flawed perspectives from a distance. You open their minds from up close, when they realize you respect and love them.
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Bruce Willis
American Actor
If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys. Even a pacifist would get violent if someone were trying to kill him or her. You would fight for your life, whatever your beliefs.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
From pacifist to terrorist, each person condemns violence - and then adds one cherished case in which it may be justified.
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Alice Walker
American Author
The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I'm sort of a hippie pacifist in terms of general persona.
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John Keegan
English Historian
Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.
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Rafael Correa
Politician
I'm a pacifist by nature.
Quote examples
Marjane Satrapi
Iranian Artist
I'm a pacifist. I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries should invest in scholarships for kids to study abroad. Perhaps they could become good and knowledgeable professors in their own countries. You need time for that kind of change, though.
Quote examples
Bruce Lipton
American Scientist
Your brain sends out vibrations all the time, and your thoughts affect your life and other people's. They pick up these thoughts and get changed by them. That's why, say, a pacifist gets caught up in a riot situation. It's a field of vibrations - you can 'feel' someone else's thoughts when close to them.
Quote examples
Jason Whitlock
American Journalist
I don't own a gun. I'm a pacifist. I am a critic of commercial gangsta rap music. I don't believe you change people or their flawed perspectives from a distance. You open their minds from up close, when they realize you respect and love them.
Quote examples
Bruce Willis
American Actor
If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys. Even a pacifist would get violent if someone were trying to kill him or her. You would fight for your life, whatever your beliefs.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
From pacifist to terrorist, each person condemns violence - and then adds one cherished case in which it may be justified.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I'm sort of a hippie pacifist in terms of general persona.
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John Keegan
English Historian
Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.
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Rafael Correa
Politician
I'm a pacifist by nature.
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