Associations to the word «Nonviolence»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

NONVIOLENCE, noun. Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.