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nonviolence

[ UK /nˌɒnvˈa‍ɪ‍ələns/ ]
[ US /nɑnˈvaɪəɫəns/ ]
NOUN
  1. peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

How To Use nonviolence In A Sentence

  • It works like a leaven of forgiveness and nonviolence in a culture prone to revenge and retribution.
  • In both examples, if the confrontation is based on adherence to truth (what Gandhi followers know as "satyagraha") and nonviolence ( "ahimsa"), a transformation is possible. Cynthia Boaz: Shannon's Story: Health Care and Our Need for Cultural Healing (originally posted in August 2009)
  • For example, it is possible to study the Beatitudes in Matthew's gospel without actually practicing the gestures of nonviolence based upon this gospel.
  • Fast-forward to Khan's counterparts in more recent years, such as the nonviolent leadership of Syrian-born Sheik Jawdat Said, whose 1964 book The Doctrine of the First Son of Adam articulates for the modern Islamic movement the concept of nonviolence. Michael Shank: How the Arab Spring Sprung From a Nonviolent Source
  • Gandhi was actuated by the belief that it was possible to achieve independence through nonviolence.
  • Gandhi was actuated by the belief that it was possible to achieve independence through nonviolence.
  • Buddhist and hindu doctrine of nonviolence expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures.
  • He was awarded the peace Nobal Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
  • In my opinion, the word ahimsa means nonaggression and not nonviolence.
  • Rights, like nonviolence, do not preexist, they are created. The phobia for religion and politics should melt
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