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bellicism

noun
/ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/UK

Etymology

From Latin bellic(us) + -ism.

Definitions

  1. An inclination to war

    An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.

    • One cannot understand the causes of the First World War unless one appreciates the degree of bellicism in European society at that time, especially in Central Europe […].
    • Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism.
    • Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA