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Taxonomy vs Nonkilling - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nonkilling

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nonkilling is a precept or worldview that affirms the possibility of a society where killing is absent.

As an adjective nonkilling is

not engaging in killing.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    nonkilling

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    Alternative forms

    * non-killing

    Adjective

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  • Not engaging in killing.
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    • Noun

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  • A precept or worldview that affirms the possibility of a society where killing is absent.
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  • Lack of killing; permitting to live.
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  • (countable) An action or occurrence other than a direct killing (but possibly having a similar effect).
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    • See also

    * ahimsa * nonlethal * nonviolence * satyagraha

    References

    (wikipedia nonkilling) (wikiversity) * "Nonkilling: A New Paradigm" International Encyclopedia of Peace. Oxford University Press, New York (2009) * "Nonkilling Political Science" Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, San Diego (2008) * "Nonkilling Global Society" Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). EOLSS Publishers, Oxford (2004) * Glenn D. Paige, Nonkilling Global Political Science , 1st ed. (2002); 3rd ed. (2009)