Pacifisms

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The principles or beliefs advocating for peace and the avoidance of violence
2. The ideology promoting non-violent resolutions to conflicts and opposition to war
3. A commitment to peaceful coexistence and resolving disputes through dialogue rather than force

Etymology: "Pacifisms" is the plural of "pacifism", so it refers to several distinct doctrines or movements of peace-belief. The base word is "pacifism", which entered English from French "pacifisme", itself formed from "pacifique", meaning peaceful, with the suffix "-ism" added to name a doctrine or system of belief. The root "pacifique" traces back to Latin "pacificus", "making peace", built from "pax", "peace", and "facere", "to make". English already had the adjective "pacific" in the same sense, so the noun "pacifism" is a later extension of a word English had long used for peaceful temperament and peacemaking.

Synonyms: nonviolences, peacefulnesses

Antonyms: militarisms, belligerences, hostilities