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 grounds2: an attitude or policy of nonresistance

— pac·i·fist \-fist\ noun