What does pacifist mean?
Pacifist means One who loves, supports, or favours peace..
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/ˈpæsɪfɪst/ · noun
One who loves, supports, or favours peace..
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
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.
Use pacifist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pacifist means One who loves, supports, or favours peace..
Common synonyms include dove, Gandhist, dovish, pacific.
Possible antonyms include bellicist, hawk, militarist.
Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.
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