bellicist

noun

Etymology

From Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), + -ist; possibly adapted from the French neologism belliciste (about Bismarck, 1871; in Émile Faguet, 1908).

  1. derived from bellicus

Definitions

  1. An adherent of bellicism

    An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war.

    • The bellicist was sure to advocate an end to the policy of appeasement.
  2. Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered…

    Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.

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