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Definition of Nonviolence

1. Noun. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.

Definition of Nonviolence

1. Noun. A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts. ¹

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Definition of Nonviolence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonviolence

Literary usage of Nonviolence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. What Is Hinduism?: Modern Adventures Into a Profound Global Faith by Editors of Hinduism Today, Hinduism Today Magazine Editors (2007)
"It is good to know that nonviolence speaks only to the most extreme forms of ... Many today are wondering how we might move from violence to nonviolence, ..."

2. Bhagavad-Gita As It Is: With the Original Sanskrit Text, Roman by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1989)
"nonviolence is generally taken to mean not killing or destroying the body, but actually nonviolence means not to put others into distress. ..."

3. The Globalist Papers by Samuel Avery (2005)
"But nonviolence won the day. nonviolence was successful not because it kept ... But nonviolence is not a good word for what Gandhi, King, and Mandela did. ..."

4. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"A survey conducted by nonviolence International (NI) reveals a similar ... 67 nonviolence International. "Analysis of the Impact of Landmines in Burma," ..."

5. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"They became the providers of space for expression; empowerment for action; and models for strategic commitment to nonviolence. ..."

6. Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches & Criminal Justice Strategies by Christine Smith, Kerry Healey, Chris O'Sullivan (1999)
"It is possible that the goal of the feminist model—to rebuild the batterer's belief system in order to achieve nonviolence—may be unnecessarily ambitious ..."

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