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pacificism

pacificism noun: a moderate form of political pacifism which allows the use of violence against those seeking to commit greater violence.

Noun

pacificism (usually uncountable, plural pacificisms)

  1. (usually) A moderate form of political pacifism which allows the use of violence against those seeking to commit greater violence.
  2. (usually) General ethical opposition to war or violence; pacifism broadly stated.

pacificism meaning in Tamil

pacificism in Tamil

போரொழிப்புக் கோட்பாடு

Forms of pacificism

pluralpacificisms

Origin of pacificism

From pacific + -ism.

Questions about pacificism

What does pacificism mean?
Pacificism means a moderate form of political pacifism which allows the use of violence against those seeking to commit greater violence.
What is pacificism in Tamil?
Pacificism in Tamil is போரொழிப்புக் கோட்பாடு. See Pacificism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pacificism?
Pacificism is a noun.
What is the plural of pacificism?
The plural of pacificism is pacificisms.

Words near pacificism in the dictionary

  1. pacification
  2. pacifications
  3. pacificator
  4. pacificators
  5. pacificatory
  6. pacificism
  7. pacificisms
  8. pacificist
  9. pacificists
  10. pacificity
  11. pacifick

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pacificism (page history and authors); pacificism (Tamil 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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