noun · uncountable · rare

nonviolence

ненасильство

ненасилие, отказ от применения насильственных методов

Gewaltlosigkeit, Gewaltfreiheit

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

US/nɑnvˈaɪələns/

» Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for African-Americans by teaching nonviolence.

Мартин Лютер Кинг боролся за гражданские права афроамериканцев, проповедуя ненасилие. — odexed

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Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable, usually)A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.
Gewaltlosigkeit, Gewaltfreiheit
ненаси́лиеnenasílije, отка́з от примене́ния наси́льственных мето́довotkáz ot primenénija nasílʹstvennyx metódov
ненасильствоnenasylʹstvo

More definitions

peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

Examples

2 sentences

Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for African-Americans by teaching nonviolence.
ruМартин Лютер Кинг боролся за гражданские права афроамериканцев, проповедуя ненасилие. — odexed
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Nonviolence only works when there are violent activists there to make the nonviolent ones seem like a reasonable compromise.
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