English Explanatory Dictionary

bellicist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war.
adj
  1. Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.

Word forms

bellicist bellicists more bellicist most bellicist

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).

Synonyms

hawk militarist warmonger warnik bellicistic bellicose hawkish militaristic warhungry

Antonyms

anti-bellicist dove pacifist peacenik dovish pacific pacifistic peaceful

Related words

militarist
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