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nonviolence

[ non-vahy-uh-luhns ]

noun

  1. absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence.
  2. the policy, practice, or technique of refraining from the use of violence, especially when reacting to or protesting against oppression, injustice, discrimination, or the like.


nonviolence

/ 苍蓲苍藞惫补瑟蓹濒蓹苍蝉 /

noun

  1. abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 苍辞苍藞惫颈辞濒别苍迟, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nonviolence1

First recorded in 1830鈥35; nonviolence def 2 was brought into prominence by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920鈥25, and again by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1955鈥60; non- + violence; possibly a loan translation of Sanskrit 补丑颈峁僺腻; ahimsa ( def )
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I remember his deep passion for politics and his commitment to nonviolence, particularly in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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That nail-biter, like this one, uses violence to argue for nonviolence while dodging any polarizing specifics about why our country is bleeding.

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Called 鈥渢he leading nonviolence theorist鈥 by King, Lawson had studied Gandhi鈥檚 philosophy in India before joining the struggle in the South.

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鈥淭he way in which he spoke of nonviolence, it was coming out of a depth of experience.鈥

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What becomes of the civil rights movement if Bayard Rustin isn鈥檛 there to mentor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the principles of nonviolence or organize the March on Washington?

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