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nonviolence

noun

non·​vi·​o·​lence ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-lən(t)s How to pronounce nonviolence (audio)
1
: abstention from violence as a matter of principle
also : the principle of such abstention
2
a
: the quality or state of being nonviolent : avoidance of violence
b
: nonviolent demonstrations for the purpose of securing political ends

Example Sentences

Demonstration organizers are urging nonviolence.
Recent Examples on the Web Our principled stand on nonviolence restrains us quite a bit. Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2020 Colonized peoples in Africa and elsewhere wrote off nonviolence less quickly. The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 Wallace McGehee, the car show organizer, said the event promotes nonviolence. Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2022 This tradition dates to the fourth century, when Augustine of Hippo, also known as St. Augustine, grappled with how people could reconcile their beliefs about nonviolence with political and military service to their country. Valerie Morkevicius, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2022 Born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Martin Luther King Jr. organized protests and marches for civil rights, practicing nonviolence while often facing violence himself. Chandelis Duster And Suzanne Malveaux, CNN, 16 Jan. 2022 Following the Freedom Rides, Nash, now 84, organized a series of campaigns against segregation and discrimination, guided by the prevailing philosophy of nonviolence. Lucia Cheng, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Under slavery, Africans were captured, forced to work and subjected to violent punishment, even death, all contrary to Quakers’ belief in the golden rule and nonviolence. Julie L. Holcomb, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2022 Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who was one of the world's most influential Zen masters, spreading messages of mindfulness, compassion and nonviolence, died Saturday at his home in the Tu Hieu Temple in Hue, Vietnam. Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonviolence was in 1831

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