weerloosheid
Dutch
Etymology
From weerloos + -heid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋeːrˈloːs.ɦɛi̯t/, /ˈʋeːr.loːsˌɦɛi̯t/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: weer‧loos‧heid
Noun
weerloosheid f (plural weerloosheden)
- (uncountable) defencelessness
- (Protestantism, uncountable) nonviolence; the rejection of any violence even for self-defence, as practiced by the historic peace churches, especially the Anabaptists
- (rare, countable) something undefended
Derived terms
- weerloosheidsbeginsel