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non-violence

non-violence is the alternative form of nonviolence.

Meaning of nonviolence

Noun

nonviolence (usually uncountable, plural nonviolences)

  1. (usually) A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
    • From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give way to a spectrum of nonviolences.2014, Jamie Pitts, Principalities and Powers

Questions about non-violence

What is non-violence the alternative form of?
Non-violence is the alternative form of nonviolence.

Words near non-violence in the dictionary

  1. non-verbal
  2. non-verbal leak
  3. non-verbal leaks
  4. non-verbals
  5. non-viable
  6. non-violence
  7. non-violent
  8. non-virtual
  9. non-virtual interface
  10. non-virtual interface pattern
  11. non-virtual interfaces

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