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Pacificism

noun
1.
The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.  Synonyms: pacifism, passivism.
2.
The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration.  Synonym: pacifism.





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... the second Italian army was confronted by Austrian regiments composed largely of war-weary Socialists. During that summer skilful German propagandists operating from Spain had sown the seeds of pacificism throughout Italy. This was made easy by the distress then existing particularly in the villages where food was scanty and complaints against the conduct of the war were numerous. The propaganda extended from the civilian population to the army, and its channel was ...
— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish


Words linked to "Pacificism" :   philosophical system, ism, belief, pacifism, philosophy, school of thought, passivism, doctrine


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