As nouns the difference between maniac and pacifism
is that maniac is an insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania while pacifism is the doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence.
maniac
English
Alternative forms
* maniack (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
Synonyms
* (l)
Derived terms
* brainiac
* trainiac
Related terms
* -maniac
* mania
* maniacal
Anagrams
*
*
pacifism
English
Noun
(
wikipedia pacifism)
The doctrine that disputes (especially between countries) should be settled without recourse to violence.
Related terms
* pacific
* pacifist
Antonyms
* bellicism
* militarism