Main Entry: pac·i·fism

Pronunciation: \ˈpa-sə-ˌfi-zəm\

Function: noun

Etymology: French pacifisme, from pacifique pacific

Date: 1902

1 : opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes; specifically : refusal to bear arms on moral or religious grounds
2 : an attitude or policy of nonresistance

— pac·i·fist \-fist\ noun