pacifist

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈpæsɪfɪst/

Definition of pacifist

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
    “Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.”
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noun

  1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
    “Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.”
  2. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  3. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
    “No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.”
  4. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  5. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

adj

  1. Of or relating to pacifism; pacifistic.
    “Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.”

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Etymology

From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

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