militant
Use Militant in a sentence
ɪ adjective
1.
vigorously active and aggressive, especially in support of a cause: militant reformers.
2.
engaged in warfare; fighting.
noun
3.
a militant person.
4.
a person engaged in warfare or combat.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin mīlitant- (stem of mīlitāns), present participle of mīlitāre to serve as a soldier. See militate, -ant
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin mīlitant- (stem of mīlitāns), present participle of mīlitāre to serve as a soldier. See militate, -ant
Related forms
mil·i·tan·cy, mil·i·tant·ness, noun
mil·i·tant·ly, adverb
hy·per·mil·i·tant, adjective
hy·per·mil·i·tant·ly, adverb
non·mil·i·tan·cy, noun
non·mil·i·tant, adjective, noun
non·mil·i·tant·ly, adverb
su·per·mil·i·tant, adjective
ul·tra·mil·i·tant, adjective
un·mil·i·tant, adjective
un·mil·i·tant·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause: a militant protest |
| 2. | warring; engaged in warfare |
| —n | |
| 3. | a militant person |
| [C15: from Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier] | |
| 'militancy | |
| —n | |
| 'militantness | |
| —n | |
| 'militantly | |
| —adv | |
| Militant (ˈmɪlɪtənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | short for Militant Tendency |
| 2. | a member of Militant Tendency |
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Word Origin & History
militant
1413, from M.Fr. militant "fighting," from L. militantem (nom. militans), prp. of militare "serve as a soldier" (see militate), originally especially in Church militant. The noun, in the sense of "one engaged in war or strife," is first attested 1610, from the adj.; in
political sense, it is first attested 1907.
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