pacifist
English
/ˈpæsɪfɪst/
noun
Definitions
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- One who prefers to avoid violence.
- One who opposes violence and is anti-war.
- (video games) A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pacifiste.
Origin
French
pacifiste
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anarcho-pacifist English
- antipacifist English
- pacifistic English
- pacifistically English
- pacifista Italian
- pacifique French
- pacifiste French
- pacifista Spanish, Castilian
- pacifista Portuguese
- pacifista Catalan, Valencian
- pasipista Cebuano