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PRONUNCIATION OF PACIFISTIC

pacifistic  [ˈpæsɪˌfɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PACIFISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pacifistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PACIFISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pacifistic

Pacifism

Pacifism is opposition to war and violence. The word pacifism was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ahimsa, which is a core philosophy in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound. In Western religion, Jesus Christ's injunction to "love thy neighbour" and asking for forgiveness for his crucifiers "for they know not what they do" have been interpreted as calling for pacifism. In modern times, interest was revived by Leo Tolstoy in his late works, particularly in "The Kingdom of God Is Within You." Mohandas Gandhi propounded the practice of steadfast nonviolent opposition which he called "satyagraha", instrumental in its role in the Indian Independence Movement. Its effectiveness served as inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, James Bevel, and many others in the 1950s and 1960s American Civil Rights Movement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PACIFISTIC


anachronistic
əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk
artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
ballistic
bəˈlɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
fistic
ˈfɪstɪk
futuristic
ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
linguistic
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk
logistic
lɒˈdʒɪstɪk
mystic
ˈmɪstɪk
optimistic
ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk
Orphistic
ɔːˈfɪstɪk
philosophistic
fɪˌlɒsəˈfɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
sophistic
səˈfɪstɪk
statistic
stəˈtɪstɪk
Sufistic
suːˈfɪstɪk
symphystic
sɪmˈfɪstɪk
unrealistic
ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PACIFISTIC

pacifical
pacifically
pacificate
pacification
pacificator
pacificatory
pacificism
pacificist
pacified
pacifier
pacifies
pacifism
pacifist
pacifistically
pacify
Pacino
pack
pack animal
pack drill
pack horse

WORDS THAT END LIKE PACIFISTIC

antagonistic
autistic
deterministic
domestic
floristic
heuristic
humanistic
idealistic
journalistic
juristic
mechanistic
minimalistic
narcissistic
opportunistic
pessimistic
probabilistic
sadistic
stylistic
synergistic
terroristic
touristic

Synonyms and antonyms of pacifistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pacifistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PACIFISTIC

Find out the translation of pacifistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pacifistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pacifistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

和平主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pacifista
570 millions of speakers

English

pacifistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pacifistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ومناهض للحرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пацифистской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pacifistic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pacifistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pacifiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasifistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pazifistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平和主義の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평화주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pacifistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yêu hòa bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதிவாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शांततावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pacifistic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pacifista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pacyfistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пацифістської
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pacifistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλειρηνικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pasifisties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pacifistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pasifistiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pacifistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PACIFISTIC»

The term «pacifistic» is normally little used and occupies the 124.789 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PACIFISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pacifistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PACIFISTIC»

Discover the use of pacifistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pacifistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Functional Theory of Cognition
In a second condition, subjects were told that stimulus persons had been required to include one pacifistic essay regardless of their own feelings. This single pacifistic essay should be partly attributed to the situational constraint—— and so ...
Norman H. Anderson, 2014
2
The Consequences of the Covenant
What, then, happened to the large number of pacifistic Pharisees in the land ? Had they really been pacifistic and the majority party, then they would have provided such a strong pacifistic religion in Palestine that the zealots would not have ...
3
Pacifism, Just War, and Tyrannicide: Bonhoeffer's ...
He then describes how various so- cio-economic classes in Germany all have the desire for peace.41 finally, Bonhoeffer surprisingly asserts that the youth in the country is now, and has been since the end of the first war, consistently pacifistic.
David M. Gides, 2012
4
Stable Peace Among Nations
democracy, and an aversion to violence—and understates its record as a consistent counterhegemonic force that exerts a general pacifistic influ— ence. His argument is normative but does not refer to the dyadic level of analysis ( MacMillan ...
Arie M. Kacowicz, Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Ole Elgström, 2000
5
Religion, Education, and Academic Success
If the Puritans were relatively pacifistic in their practical lives, the Quakers were totally pacifistic. Despite the pleading of Roger Williams to at least defend their homes, the Quakers simply left the areas under assault as the Native Americans  ...
William Jeynes, 2003
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ADV EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
In the Own Feelings Plus One Pacifistic Essay condition, one of the essays was said to have been written under instructions to write an essay expressing the pacifistic view. Jones' theory implies that the single pacifistic statement, since it was ...
Berkowitz, Roger, Leonard Berkowitz, 1974
7
The Great War and Veterans' Internationalism
Polish veterans' organizations published their pacifistic world-view in their own veterans' journals, as in the publications of FIDAC and CIAMAC. Being a part of the transnational movement, in close contact with the League of Nations, opened a ...
Julia Eichenberg, John Paul Newman, 2013
8
Enemy Images in American History
I will present my own theory of the militarily bisected modernity with reference to four groups of theories: 1) pacifistic capitalism, 2) military capitalism, 3) political nationalism and constitutional patriotism, and 4) modernization of aggressiveness.
Ragnhild Fiebig-von Hase, Ursula Lehmkuhl, 1997
9
Intellectual Assault: Academic Anti-americanism and the ...
NYU's Janet Abu-Lughod closely echoes Abu-Absi's pacifistic sentiments: “How to rebuild a world of more peaceful coexistence of interdependent societies is the issue I think needs more reasoned and less emotional attention,” remarks ...
Joseph A. Yeager Ph. D., Joseph Yeager, 2010
10
Finding Common Ground: New Directions in First World War Studies
Their increasing distance from militarism proves to be a further indicator of the pacifistic tendencies of Polish ex-servicemen and invalids. Pacifistic education of children was regarded as a founding stone of moral disarmament. Crucial to its ...
Jennifer Keene, Michael Neiberg, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PACIFISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pacifistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China's Elegant, Flawed, Grand Strategy
This latter concept is not a pacifistic notion, but demonstrates the primacy of psychological factors over purely military ones. The PLA put this ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
2
Sentimental 1940s Western about Mormon pioneers to make DVD …
... Mormons as stoic pioneers often beset by bad guys or American Indians but pacifistic enough to let sympathetic outsiders do the rescuing. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
3
China: Japan's New Photos of Suspicious East China Sea …
Likewise, Chinese defense experts are worried about new security laws in Japan, and changes to make Japan less pacifistic and her military ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
4
Evangelical Left Slammed for Supporting Iran Nuclear Deal: 'Serious …
... on Religion & Democracy, criticized leaders of the Evangelical Left for supporting the Iran nuclear deal, calling their pacifistic tendencies "not ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
5
Marilyn Manson vs. Smashing Pumpkins: Draw: Moody Theater …
Whereas Manson denounced Jesus whilst literally spitting on fans, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan strode onstage looking pacifistic ... «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Shinzo Abe and the Japanese Constitution
Replacing its Meiji Constitution with a new pacifistic one, Japan embarked on an unprecedented era of democracy, peace, and economic ... «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
7
Wonder Woman Writer Criticizes Warner Bros's Cinematic Version of …
... to celebrate the positive aspects of femininity over masculinity, where women are apparently more nurturing, pacifistic, and artistic than men. «Outer Places, Jul 15»
8
Japan's controversial bills "breaking off with pacifism": Polish media
Commenting on the move, a report by Polish Portal Wyborcza.pl asked, "Whether Japan will renounce its pacifistic constitution?" Newspaper ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
9
Japan Blazes Trail For US Army: Coastal Defense Vs. China
Nor is a defensive strategy anathema for Japanese policymakers, whose post-1945 political culture is deeply pacifistic. In his Foreign Affairs ... «Breaking Defense, Jul 15»
10
Peace, bound
... boycott of Israel – groups which include the infamously pacifistic Canadian Quakers and shamelessly progressive United Church of Canada. «The Manitoban, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pacifistic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pacifistic>. Apr 2024 ».
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