Pacification
noun
noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of pacifying. countable, uncountable
"The Proteſtants in their Anſwer acknowledged the good-will of the Emperor their Chief, and ſhewed, that the Catholicks ahd oppreſſed them, contrary to the Pacification"
- 2 actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency wordnet
- 3 the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined wordnet
- 4 a treaty to cease hostilities wordnet
Example
More examples"The Proteſtants in their Anſwer acknowledged the good-will of the Emperor their Chief, and ſhewed, that the Catholicks ahd oppreſſed them, contrary to the Pacification"
Etymology
From Middle English pacificacion, from Old French pacification.
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