Pacifism means being against violence and war. It is a belief that conflicts should be solved through peaceful means, without using any form of aggression or force. Full definition
Looking particularly at the Quakers and their use of pacifism in anti-war protests and campaigning, the lesson aims to engage students in active critical thought and improve their awareness of how belief manifests in the real world. (tes.com)
Like Tocqueville, he acknowledged that in many ways America was exceptional and that, marshaled to extraordinary power, our ideals had done and could do much good in the world; hence his criticism of Christian pacifism in the 1930s and defense of the Cold War in its early years. (firstthings.com)
When held to honestly, the just war tradition agrees with pacifism in rejecting these three views. (religion-online.org)