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Word entry · 8 letters

pacifist

Best crossword clue

"Opponent of war"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæsɪfɪst/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted acfiipstStarts with PEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person opposed to war or violence

Word origin

From French pacifiste, equivalent to pacific + -ist.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Therefore, because Hauerwas is a United Methodist, a church that is clearly not pacifist even if it is not clear what it is, he is not (yet) a pacifist.

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