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martialist

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mar⋅tial

  [mahr-shuhl]
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–adjective
1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music.
3. characteristic of or befitting a warrior: a martial stride.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L Mārtiālis of, belonging to Mars, equiv. to Mārti- (s. of Mārs) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
mar⋅tial⋅ism, noun
mar⋅tial⋅ist, noun
mar⋅tial⋅ly, adverb
mar⋅tial⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. military, soldierly.
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mar·tial   (mär'shəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.

  2. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.

  3. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior.


[Middle English, from Latin Mārtiālis, from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars.]
mar'tial·ism n., mar'tial·ist n., mar'tial·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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