Pacifism

Pacifism is the principled rejection of war and the ideology that peace should be achieved without the means of violence. It covers a spectrum of views ranging from the belief that international disputes can and should be peacefully resolved; to calls for the abolition of the institutions of the military and war; to opposition to any organization of society through governmental force (anarchist or libertarian pacifism); to rejection of the use of physical violence to obtain political, economic or social goals; to the obliteration of force except in cases where it is absolutely necessary to advance the cause of peace; to opposition to violence under any circumstance, including defense of self and others.

Principled pacifism holds that at some point along the spectrum from war to interpersonal physical violence, such violence becomes morally wrong. Pragmatic pacifism holds that the costs of war and inter-personal violence are so substantial that better ways of resolving disputes must be found. Pacifists in general reject theories of Just War. Pacifists follow principles of nonviolence, believing that nonviolent action is morally superior and/or pragmatically most effective.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a pacifist.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ December 08, 2009

pacific

Ocean separating Asia and Australia from the Americas. It is said that Hawaii is here.

by Jeh October 05, 2003

pacifically

Done in the manner of the Pacific Ocean

Her body moved pacifically.

by Joe DM April 25, 2007

to be pacific

homonym for ''to be specific''

"To be pacific, I was actually more interested in the more subtle themes of the painting..."

by Martha's_Cellmate November 03, 2004

Pacifism

The belief that doing absolutely nothing will somehow stop violence.

Pacifism makes no sense because somewhere, someone else will refuse to be pacifist.

Man 1: "Oh my god that guy is killing his own people!"

Man 2: "Let's have tea with him."

Man 1: "But he's killing everyone, he'll kill you!"

Man 2: "Let's have tea with him."

by The Little Carrot Who Could December 01, 2015

pacific

West coast.

The pacific ocean is better than the atlantic

by Saints October 01, 2003

Pacific

1) All West Coast states (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California).
2) The Ocean between the Western United States and the Easter side of Asia/current Russia.
3) A different state of mind for those who live on the West side of the United States as apposed to those who live on the East side.

A: Where you from?

B: The Pacific.

A: Right on!

by BMWMUNK December 07, 2004