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militant

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Militant  \Mil"i*tant\,  a.  [L.  militans,  -antis,  p.  pr  of 
  militare  to  be  soldier:  cf  F.  militant.  See  {Militate}.] 
  Engaged  in  warfare;  fighting;  combating;  serving  as  a 
  soldier.  --  {Mil"i*tant*ly},  adv 
 
  At  which  command  the  powers  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  militant 
  adj  1:  engaged  in  war;  "belligerent  (or  warring)  nations";  "a 
  fighting  war"  [syn:  {belligerent},  {fighting},  {war-ridden}, 
  {warring}] 
  2:  showing  a  fighting  disposition  without  self-seeking;  "highly 
  competitive  sales  representative";  "militant  in  fighting 
  for  better  wages  for  workers";  "his  self-assertive  and 
  ubiquitous  energy"  [syn:  {competitive}] 
  n  :  a  militant  reformer  [syn:  {activist}]




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