Pacifist vs. Quaker

Pacifistnoun

One who loves, supports, or favours peace.

‘Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's most famous pacifists.’;

Quakernoun

(entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.

Pacifistnoun

One who prefers to avoid violence.

Quakernoun

One who quakes.

Pacifistnoun

One who opposes violence and is anti-war.

Quakernoun

One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, - the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4.

‘Fox's teaching was primarily a preaching of repentance . . . The trembling among the listening crowd caused or confirmed the name of Quakers given to the body; men and women sometimes fell down and lay struggling as if for life.’;

Pacifistnoun

A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.

Quakernoun

The nankeen bird.

Pacifistadjective

Of or relating to pacifism.

Quakernoun

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

Pacifistnoun

A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.

Quakernoun

one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear

Pacifistnoun

A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to refuse to participate in military activities, especially one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces.

Pacifist

Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; - of people.

Pacifistnoun

someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes

Pacifistadjective

opposed to war