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Meaning of Pacifist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpæsɪfɪst

Definitions

  1. One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
  2. One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
  3. One who is anti-war.
  4. One who both abstains from inflicting violence on others and opposes others doing so.
  5. A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

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Examples

“Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.”
“No matter what pacifist "flubdubs and flapdoodle mollycoddles" might say, the President [Teddy Roosevelt] knew that if there were a general war then America could well be drawn into it.”

CEFR level

C2
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