HyperDic: pacifist

English > 2 senses of the word pacifist:
ADJECTIVEallpacifist, pacifistic, dovishopposed to war
NOUNperson pacifist, pacificist, disarmersomeone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
pacifist > pronunciation
Soundspae'sihfihst
Rhymesabortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...
English > pacifist: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOpposed to war.
Synonymspacifistic, dovish
Broaderpeaceful, peaceablenot disturbed by strife / strife or turmoil or war
Nounspacifistsomeone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
English > pacifist: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.
Synonymspacificist, disarmer
Narrowerdove, peaceniksomeone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign / foreign relations / relations
Broaderadult, grownupA fully developed person from maturity onward
Adjectivespacifistopposed to war
Nounspacifismthe doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
pacifismthe belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration