Wondering how to use Pacifist in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pacifistic or dovish.
Pacifist meaning
- One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
- One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
Synonyms of Pacifist
Using Pacifist
- The main meaning on this page is: One who loves, supports, or favours peace. | One who loves, supports, or favours peace. | One who prefers to avoid violence in daily life.
- Useful related words include: pacifistic, dovish, peaceful, pacificist.
- Possible Dutch translations are: pacifist, pacifiste, vredestrijder.
- In the example corpus, pacifist often appears in combinations such as: the pacifist, pacifist and, and pacifist.
Context around Pacifist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pacifist
- In this selection, "pacifist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, committed, traditionally, lisa, constitution, stance and run stand out and add context to how "pacifist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a committed pacifist reverend johnston and a traditionally pacifist stance and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pacifist" sits close to words such as advani, afi and allred, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pacifist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But who is Trump, famously a bone-spur pacifist, warring against? (11 words)
A committed pacifist, Reverend Johnston would take no part in the fighting. (12 words)
And then we can speak about the most beautiful and the most pacifist of revolutions. (15 words)
He would later say, at a commemoration of the abolition of the military in Costa Rica, that he was influenced by British science fiction writer H.G. Wells, who was a pacifist and wrote this theme into many of his stories. (41 words)
Upon establishing the Catholic Worker in 1934, Day found a place not only for her pacifist views – opposing US entry into World War II and Vietnam – but also for direct action to aid the poor and workers. (37 words)
The golden days for him were a period of constant expansionist wars marked by the environmental destruction of their own planet, and it saw the rejection of the pacifist government of Duchess Satine Kryze. (34 words)
But who is Trump, famously a bone-spur pacifist, warring against? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
In an unexpected way, ’s strong photo mode is giving me the “pacifist” run I was desiring all along.
In line with its pacifist constitution, Japan must abandon its cold-blooded policy and take a strong stand for human rights and equality in all multilateral forums related to the Rohingya tragedy.
Tortuguita’s mother described her child as a “pacifist” and said an independent autopsy showed 13 gunshot wounds.
A committed pacifist, Reverend Johnston would take no part in the fighting.
After the outbreak of the Ukraine war in 2022, Berlin dropped a traditionally pacifist stance and has become Kyiv's second-biggest supplier of military aid, after Washington.
By the time of Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 presidential campaign, Weinberger was also a pacifist, and he was opposed to American entry in the war.
He would later say, at a commemoration of the abolition of the military in Costa Rica, that he was influenced by British science fiction writer H.G. Wells, who was a pacifist and wrote this theme into many of his stories.
The primary objective of the pacifist movement here must be to stop Russia’s ruthless violence.
Abe came to power in 2012, promising to revitalise the economy and change his country’s pacifist constitution.
And then we can speak about the most beautiful and the most pacifist of revolutions.
His pacifist stance probably helped give “the button” an even bigger platform during the election campaign.
In his national broadcast, he said instigators of the riots misunderstood the pacifist nature of government for weakness.
Pacifist Mandalorians often resent the Jedi's interference with their affairs, and those who observe warrior traditions view the Jedi as one of their greatest threats.
The anime opens as Ai and Yu try to find their lost parents after they mysteriously go missing, only to end up in Wonderland along with their protector, Lisa Pacifist.
The golden days for him were a period of constant expansionist wars marked by the environmental destruction of their own planet, and it saw the rejection of the pacifist government of Duchess Satine Kryze.
Though Bam has incredible powers, fans of the series know the boy to be a pacifist by nature.
Though he was initially a pacifist in his younger years, he eventually changed his ways and embraced nihilism and death.
Upon establishing the Catholic Worker in 1934, Day found a place not only for her pacifist views – opposing US entry into World War II and Vietnam – but also for direct action to aid the poor and workers.
But who is Trump, famously a bone-spur pacifist, warring against?
Nakasone boosted defence spending, tried to revise Japan’s U.S.-drafted pacifist constitution and was remembered for his unabashed appeals to patriotism that drew criticism.
Common combinations with pacifist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the pacifist 11×
- pacifist and 7×
- and pacifist 7×
- pacifist constitution 5×
- was pacifist 4×
- his pacifist 4×
- not pacifist 4×
- as pacifist 3×
- pacifist stance 3×
- is pacifist 3×