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Webster 1913 Edition
Militant
Mil′i-tant
,Adj.
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.
– Mil′i-tant-ly
, adv.
At which command the powers
Moved on in silence.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Militant
MIL'ITANT
,Adj.
1.
Fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.2.
The church militant, is the christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies; thus distinguished from the church triumphant, or in heaven.