pacification
pacification noun: the process of pacifying.
Noun
pacification (countable and uncountable, plural pacifications)
- The process of pacifying.
- The Proteſtants in their Anſwer acknowledged the good-will of the Emperor their Chief, and ſhewed, that the Catholicks ahd oppreſſed them, contrary to the Pacification1682, John Rushworth, Historical collections of private passages
- The electrification of the lines radiating from Casablanca originated with the policy of economic penetration and conciliation pursued by Marshal Lyautey for the pacification of Morocco.1950 March, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railway Electrification in Morocco”, in Railway Magazine, page 214
pacification meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malay
pacification in Hindi
- the process of pacifying
- शमन śaman
pacification in Tamil
- முன்னோடி
pacification in Kannada
- ಶಾಂತಿ ಸ್ಥಾಪನೆ, ಉಪಶಮನ, ಶಾಂತಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು, ಸಮಾಧಾನಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಸಾಂತ್ವನ, ಶಾಂತಿ ಸಂಧಾನ
pacification in Malay
- the process of pacifying
- pendamaian, pengamanan, pasifikasi
More languagesFewer languages
- pacification in Indonesian
- pasifikasi
Forms of pacification
| plural | pacifications |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | pacificacion |
| alternative form (archaic) | pacifycacion |
Origin of pacification
From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.
Words formed from pacification
Questions about pacification
- What does pacification mean?
- Pacification means the process of pacifying.
- What is pacification in Hindi?
- Pacification in Hindi is शमन (śaman). See Pacification meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pacification?
- Pacification is a noun.
- What is the plural of pacification?
- The plural of pacification is pacifications.
Words near pacification in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pacification (page history and authors); pacification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pacification (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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