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| Main Entry: |
nonviolence
 [non-vahy-uh-luhns] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abstention from violence |
| Synonyms: | nonagression, pacification, pacifism, passiveness, passivity, peaceableness |
| Main Entry: | peace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
| Concept: | Peace. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
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-nouns
peace; amity (friendship); harmony (concord); tranquillity (quiescence); truce (pacification); pipe of peace, calumet of peace., piping time of peace, quiet life; neutrality., pax Romana; Pax Americana.
-verbs
be at peace; keep the peace (concord)., make peace.
-adjectives
pacific; peaceable, peaceful; calm, tranquil, untroubled, halcyon; bloodless; neutral.
-phrases
the storm blown over; the lion lies down with the lamb; "all quiet on the Potomac"; paritur pax bello [Nepos]; "peace hath her victories no less renowned than war"
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| Antonyms: | warfare |
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Example Sentences
- But my brief flirtation with pacifism was not to last.
- Hedges, however, argues not for pacifism but for realism.
- Their pacifism and refusal to serve in war shows a moral fiber that embraces peace.
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