Nonviolence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonviolence is a noun meaning A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
Meaning
A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
Example Sentences
From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give way to a spectrum of nonviolences.
Word Forms
- nonviolences
- non-violence
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include non-violence, anarcho-pacifism, pacificism, noninterventionism, pacifism, anti-militarism.
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