* * *
Universalium. 2010.
nonviolence — onviolence n. The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. Syn: passive resistance. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nonviolence — index moderation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nonviolence — [n] abstention from violence nonagression, pacification, pacifism, passiveness, passivity, peaceableness; concepts 388,691 … New thesaurus
nonviolence — [nän′vī′ə ləns] n. an abstaining from violence or from the use of physical force, as in efforts to obtain civil rights or in opposing government policy: see also CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, PASSIVE RESISTANCE nonviolent adj … English World dictionary
Nonviolence — For the bronze sculpture, see Non Violence. Nonviolence has two (closely related) meanings. (1) It can refer, first, to a general philosophy of abstention from violence because of moral or religious principle (e.g. She believes in nonviolence. )… … Wikipedia
Nonviolence International — Founder(s) Mubarak Awad Type Non Profit NGO Tax ID No. 501(c)(3) Founded 1989 Location Washington D.C. Bangkok Jerusalem … Wikipedia
Nonviolence International South East Asia — Nonviolence International Southeast Asia (NISEA) is a part of Nonviolence International and was established in Bangkok in 1992 with the cooperation of regional partners with the aim of creating a community of peace activists. It is a member of… … Wikipedia
Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea — Author(s) Mark Kurlansky … Wikipedia
nonviolence — noun Date: 1920 1. abstention from violence as a matter of principle; also the principle of such abstention 2. a. the quality or state of being nonviolent ; avoidance of violence b. nonviolent demonstrations for the purpose of securing political… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonviolence — noun A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts … Wiktionary
