Associations to the word «Pacifist»

Wiktionary

PACIFIST, noun. One who loves, supports, or favours peace; one who is pro-peace.
PACIFIST, noun. One who avoids violence.
PACIFIST, noun. One who opposes violence and is anti-war.

Dictionary definition

PACIFIST, noun. Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.
PACIFIST, adjective. Opposed to war.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats