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Recent Examples of pacifism
As always, the odd man out is Germany, the richest and most populous European power that will not shed its civil religion of pacifism.
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Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
Folk and pacifism might be on brand for Bob Dylan, but the musician had quite a gravitation to throwing punches…allegedly.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Now things were changing: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was showing that German attitudes about pacifism needed to be reconsidered.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Competition with Islam led Christians to adjust their views on pacifism and procreation: by the twelfth century, violence against Muslims was holy and the production of children to aid in the fight was, for those not required to be celibate, a Christian duty.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Josef Joffe, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
Folk and pacifism might be on brand for Bob Dylan, but the musician had quite a gravitation to throwing punches…allegedly.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
Now things were changing: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was showing that German attitudes about pacifism needed to be reconsidered.
—Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Competition with Islam led Christians to adjust their views on pacifism and procreation: by the twelfth century, violence against Muslims was holy and the production of children to aid in the fight was, for those not required to be celibate, a Christian duty.
—S. C. Cornell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifism
Noun
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Gordonstoun’s combination of pacificism and physical discipline would help define him for the rest of his life.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2021
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Its agenda: justice and charity, pacificism and spreading the wealth.—
SAM ROBERTS,
New York Times,
8 July 2016
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He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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That means nonviolence in the family, community environment, schools, the world and importantly, within the self.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Pacifism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifism. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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