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Militant

Militant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Militant? [n] a militant reformer [adj] showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" [adj] engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Militant: activist \| aggressive \| belligerent \| competitive \| fighting \| unpeaceful \| war-ridden \| warring Related Terms \| Find terms related to Militant: active \| activist \| activistic \| aggressive \| aggressor \| alive \| animated \| antagonistic \| assertive \| at war \| ball of fire \| battler \| battling \| beaver \| bellicose \| belligerent \| belted knight \| bickerer \| big-time operator \| blade \| bloodthirsty \| bloody \| bloody-minded \| bouncing \| bouncy \| bravo \| brawler \| breezy \| brisk \| bubbly \| bully \| bullyboy \| bustler \| busy bee \| chauvinist \| chauvinistic \| chipper \| combatant \| combative \| competitor \| contender \| contentious \| contestant \| disputant \| doer \| duelist \| eager beaver \| ebullient \| effervescent \| embattled \| enemy \| energetic \| enforcer \| enthusiast \| fencer \| ferocious \| feuder \| fierce \| fighter \| fighting \| fighting cock \| foilsman \| frisky \| full of fight \| full of go \| full of life \| full of pep \| gamecock \| gladiator \| go-getter \| goon \| gorilla \| hatchet man \| hawkish \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| hostile \| human dynamo \| hustler \| inimical \| jingo \| jingoish \| jingoist \| jingoistic \| jouster \| knight \| live \| live wire \| lively \| man of action \| man of deeds \| martial \| mercurial \| militaristic \| military \| new broom \| offensive \| operator \| peppy \| perky \| pert \| plug-ugly \| political activist \| powerhouse \| pugnacious \| pushful \| pushing \| pushy \| quarreler \| quarrelsome \| quicksilver \| rioter \| rival \| rough \| rowdy \| ruffian \| saber-rattling \| sabreur \| sanguinary \| sanguineous \| savage \| scrapper \| scrappy \| scuffler \| self-assertive \| smacking \| snappy \| soldier \| soldierlike \| soldierly \| spanking \| spirited \| sprightly \| spry \| squabbler \| strong arm \| strong-arm man \| strong-armer \| struggler \| swashbuckler \| sword \| swordplayer \| swordsman \| take-charge guy \| thug \| tilter \| tough \| trigger-happy \| truculent \| tussler \| unfriendly \| unpacific \| unpeaceable \| unpeaceful \| up in arms \| vivacious \| warlike \| warmongering \| warring \| warrior \| wheeler-dealer \| winner \| wrangler \| zingy See Also \| Black Muslim \| Black Panther \| crusader \| Malcolm Little \| Malcolm X \| meliorist \| reformer \| reformist Militant In Webster's Dictionary \Mil"itant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- {Mil"itant*ly}, adv. At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in silence. --Milton. {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.

Militant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Militant?

[n] a militant reformer
[adj] showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
[adj] engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war"

Militant In Webster's Dictionary

\Mil"i*tant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.]
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a
soldier. -- {Mil"i*tant*ly}, adv.

      At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in
      silence.                                 --Milton.

{Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is
   supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its
   enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church
   triumphant, in heaven.

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