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warlike

English

Etymology

From war +? -like. Compare the older warly.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w??la?k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??la?k/

Adjective

warlike (comparative more warlike, superlative most warlike)

  1. Hostile and belligerent.
  2. Martial, bellicose or militaristic.

Antonyms

  • nonwarlike
  • peaceful

Translations

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bellicism

English

Etymology

From Latin bellic(us) +? -ism.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?l?s?zm?/

Noun

bellicism (uncountable)

  1. An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 295:
      Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

Synonyms

  • militarism
  • warmongerism

Antonyms

  • pacifism

Related terms

  • bellicist
  • bellicose

Translations

See also

  • possessionism
  • supremacistic
  • territorialist
  • governmentism
  • supervisionist
  • powerism
  • imperialistic
  • apartheidism
  • bloodthirster

References

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bellicism

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