Nonresistance
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noun.
The practice or principle of complete obedience to authority even if unjust or arbitrary.
noun.
The practice or principle of refusing to resort to force even in defense against violence.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The absence of resistance; passive obedience: submission to authority, even if unjustly exercised, without physical opposition.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
lack of
resistance
; not actively
resisting
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
Word Usage
"If we just accepted what life dealt us with "nonresistance" (a major sticking point for Tolle) we'd live a more blissful existence."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
group action
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
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complementarity
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Eisenhower Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
Nixon Doctrine
Quakerism
Truman Doctrine