conscientious objector

A person who refuses to serve in the military due to his or her religious or ethical beliefs running contrary to violence or war. My great-grandfather was imprisoned for refusing to fight in the first World War as a conscientious objector.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Guiomar	gee-oo-MAR (Portuguese), gee-o-MAHR (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Romance
Ligaya	-	Tagalog
Sondra	SAWN-drə	English
Polina	pah-LEE-nah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Inge	ING-e (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), ING-gə (German), ING-ə (Dutch)	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Dutch
Lili	-	German, French, Hungarian