pacifism, pacificism
(noun) the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
pacifism, pacificism, passivism
(noun) the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pacificism (usually uncountable, plural pacificisms)
General ethical opposition to war or violence.
Source: Wiktionary
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
