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pacifist

[ pas-uh-fist ]
/ ĖˆpƦs ə fÉŖst /
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noun
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
a person whose personal belief in pacifism causes them to refuse being drafted into military service.Compare conscientious objector.
adjective
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Origin of pacifist

From the French word pacifiste, dating back to 1905ā€“10. See pacific, -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM pacifist

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pacifist

activist, pacifist , passivist
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British Dictionary definitions for pacifist

pacifist
/ (ĖˆpƦsÉŖfÉŖst) /

noun
a person who supports pacifism
a person who refuses military service
adjective
advocating, relating to, or characterized by pacifism
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