释义
[ non-vahy -uh -luh ns ] SHOW IPA
/ nɒnˈvaɪ ə ləns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun absence or lack of violence; state or condition of avoiding violence.
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.
Compare passive resistance.
Origin of nonviolence First recorded in 1830–35; def. 2 was brought into prominence by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920–25, and again by Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1955–60; non- + violence; possibly a loan translation of Sanskrit ahiṃsā; see origin at ahimsa
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Example sentences from the Web for nonviolence Abbas has been committed—quite unsuccessfully, but nevertheless committed—to nonviolence .
After the Israel Synagogue Massacre: A New Intifada? | Michael Tomasky| November 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
This is why nonviolence is a powerful as well as a just weapon.
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Alex Haley| January 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I saw there, I felt there, for the first time, the pride and the power of nonviolence .
Alex Haley’s 1965 Playboy Interview with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. | Alex Haley| January 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Our policy to achieve a nonracial state by nonviolence had achieved nothing,” he concluded.
Anger at the Heart of Nelson Mandela’s Violent Struggle | Christopher Dickey| December 6, 2013| DAILY BEAST
But the Palestinians have not yet produced “a Mandela,” a leader truly dedicated to nonviolence and the two state solution.
Why Do People Keep Calling Israel an Apartheid State When It’s Not? | Peter Beinart| May 3, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Nonviolence is essential to these people—they have vitality without needing destruction.
Planet of the Damned | Harry Harrison
He believed in nonviolence and the sanctity of life—until the first test, when he had killed without hesitation.
Planet of the Damned | Harry Harrison
Nonviolence is infinitely more wonderful and subtle than forces of nature like, for instance, electricity.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
Nonviolence is the natural outgrowth of the law of forgiveness and love.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
Every problem would lend itself to solution if we determined to make the law of truth and nonviolence the law of life.
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa Yogananda
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British Dictionary definitions for nonviolence noun abstention from the use of physical force to achieve goals
Derived forms of nonviolence nonviolent , adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to nonviolence pacification, pacifism, passiveness, peaceableness, passivity