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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.Definition 2024
militant
militant
English
Adjective
militant (comparative more militant, superlative most militant)
- Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike. [from 15th c.]
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 394:
- The upper tiers of the foreign ministry were quick to embrace a militant policy.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 394:
- Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
Translations
warlike, belligerent
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Noun
militant (plural militants)
- (obsolete) A soldier, a combatant. [17th-19th c.]
- An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction. [from 19th c.]
- 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:
- Officials in Pakistan have confirmed that at least 250 schoolchildren between 12 and 18 years old and several teachers were taken hostage by at least seven militants inside a high school in Domail.
- 2008, Militants in Pakistan release 250 schoolchildren after taking them hostage, Wikinews:
- Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyite political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics. [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
- Militant Tendency
- ultramilitant
Related terms
Translations
aggressive adherent
one who supports a Trotskyite political view
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /militɑ̃/
Adjective
militant m (feminine singular militante, masculine plural militants, feminine plural militantes)
Noun
militant m (plural militants)
Verb
militant
- present participle of militer
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
militant (comparative militanter, superlative am militantesten)
Declension
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