PACIFICISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration

Synonyms:

pacificism; pacifism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pacificism" is a kind of...):

belief (any cognitive content held as true)

Meaning:

The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable

Synonyms:

pacificism; pacifism; passivism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pacificism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)