non-violence
Rejecting force entirely
Non-violence is the rejection of physical force as a means of achieving goals, especially in political or social movements.
The term is associated with resistance strategies like those of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., where protesters accept suffering rather than inflict it: The march was committed to non-violence despite police provocation.
Non-violence may be a tactical choice or a moral philosophy.
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
principle · doctrine · ideology · humanism · compassion · moral · dignity · conscientious objection
Peaceful refusal to obey
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- sit-inProtest by remaining seated
- marchRhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
fasting · vigil · strike · petition · picketing · occupation · blockade · leafletting
Wholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- empathySharing another's emotions
- solidarityUnity among allies
tolerance · compassion · forgiveness · respect · acceptance · coexistence · reconciliation · amity
Pleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- justiceFair treatment under law
awareness · equality · humanitarian · social change · empowerment · movement · organizing · mobilization
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
détente · coexistence · conciliation · mediation · treaty · disarmament · truce · peacebuilding
ahimsa
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- GandhianAdvocating nonviolent resistance
ethics · principle · doctrine · ideology · humanism · compassion · moral · dignity · conscientious objection · tolerance
civil disobedience
Peaceful refusal to obey
demonstration · fasting · vigil · strike · petition · picketing · occupation · blockade · leafletting · rally
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- empathySharing another's emotions
solidarity · tolerance · compassion · forgiveness · respect · acceptance · coexistence · reconciliation · amity · fellowship
advocacy
Pleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
justice · awareness · equality · humanitarian · social change · empowerment · movement · organizing · mobilization · reform
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
accord · détente · coexistence · conciliation · mediation · treaty · disarmament · truce · peacebuilding · peacekeeping
- Jainismahimsa, moksha, right conduct, non-attachment, akasha
- Dharmadharma, sacred duty, religious duty, righteousness, moral law
- Indian Asceticismascetic, asceticism, renunciation, monasticism, monastic life
- Yamasahimsa, satya, non-harming, truthfulness, non-possessiveness
- peacemakingnegotiation, mediation, peace agreement, mediate, pacifying
- Buddhist ethicsright action, moral conduct, ahimsa, precepts, merit
non-violenceviolence
Harmful physical force
aggression · warfare · armed conflict · physical force · brutality
non-violencewarfare
Armed conflict between groups
armed resistance · militancy · armed struggle · militarism · guerrilla warfare
non-violencewarmongering
Promoting or inciting warfare
militarism · violent extremism · belligerence · bellicosity · hawkishness