nonviolence

Meaning

nonviolence means a philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses nonviolence to mean a philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about....
• The teacher asked students to find nonviolence in the reading.