pacifist

C2+ Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈpæsɪfɪst/ UK /ˈpæsɪfɪst/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
a person who opposes war and violence on principle

As a committed pacifist, he refused to take up arms in any conflict.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who opposes war... dovepeaceniknonresistantconscientious objectorantimilitarist

Opposites

militaristwarmongerhawkjingoist

Word family

Derived forms pacifistic

Related forms pacifism pacify pacific

Etymology

From French pacifiste, from pacifisme, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make', plus the suffix -ist.

pacificus Latin pax Latin facere Latin

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# pacifist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈpæsɪfɪst
**IPA (UK):** ˈpæsɪfɪst

## Meanings
1. a person who opposes war and violence on principle

## Examples
- As a committed pacifist, he refused to take up arms in any conflict.

## Synonyms
- dove
- peacenik
- nonresistant
- conscientious objector
- antimilitarist

## Antonyms
- militarist
- warmonger
- hawk
- jingoist

## Derived Forms
- pacifistic

## Related Forms
- pacifism
- pacify
- pacific

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pacificus
- Root: pax
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From French pacifiste, from pacifisme, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make', plus the suffix -ist.

## AI Etymology
Pacifist comes from French pacifiste, from pacifisme, ultimately from Latin pacificus 'peacemaking', from pax 'peace' + facere 'to make', plus the suffix -ist. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun and adjective, it denotes "a person who opposes war and violence on principle", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin pacificus, Latin pax, and Latin facere. Derivative forms include pacifistic; related words include pacifism, pacify, pacific.

## Topics
- War & Conflict
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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