pacifist
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adjective \ˈpa-sə-fist\Definition of PACIFIST
2
: strongly and actively opposed to conflict and especially war
— pac·i·fis·ti·cal·ly \ˌpa-sə-ˈfis-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Variants of PACIFIST
pac·i·fist or pac·i·fis·tic \ˌpa-sə-ˈfis-tik\
Examples of PACIFIST
- <the newspaper's editorial board has clearly staked out a pacifist position on the current conflict>
First Known Use of PACIFIST
1908
Related to PACIFIST
- Synonyms
- dovish, pacific, peaceful (or pacifistic), peaceable
- Antonyms
- bloodthirsty, hawkish, martial, warlike
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