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Definitions for militant
ˈmɪl ɪ təntmil·i·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
militant, activistadjective
a militant reformer
militant, hawkish, warlikeadjective
disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
"militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies"
competitive, militantadjective
showing a fighting disposition
"highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warringadjective
engaged in war
"belligerent (or warring) nations"
Wiktionary
militantnoun
An aggressive or fighting person.
militantnoun
One who serves as a soldier.
militantnoun
One who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics.
militantadjective
aggressive or combative
militantadjective
fighting or warlike; belligerent
militantadjective
Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often associated with extreme left-wing politics).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Militantadjective
Etymology: militans, Latin; militante, Fr.
Against foul fiends they aid us militant;
They for us fight; they watch and duly ward,
And their bright squadrons round about us plant. Fa. Q.Then are the publick duties of religion best ordered, when the militant church doth resemble, by sensible means, that hidden dignity and glory wherewith the church triumphant in heaven is beautified. Richard Hooker, b. v.
The state of a Christian in this world is frequently compared to a warfare: and this allusion has appeared so just, that the character of militant has obtained as the common distinction of that part of Christ’s church sojourning here in this world from that part of the family at rest. John Rogers.
ChatGPT
militant
A militant is a person who aggressively supports or promotes a political or social cause, often choosing to engage in confrontational or violent methods as part of their activism. It can also refer to a member of a military force who is engaged in combative activities.
Webster Dictionary
Militantadjective
engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier
Etymology: [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.]
Wikidata
Militant
The English word militant is both an adjective and a noun, and is usually used to mean vigorously active, combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause, as in 'militant reformers'. It comes from the 15th century Latin "militare" meaning "to serve as a soldier". The related modern concept of the militia as a defensive organization against invaders grew out of the Anglo-Saxon fyrd. In times of crisis, the militiaman left his civilian duties and became a soldier until the emergency was over, when he returned to his civilian occupation and life. However, the current meaning of militant does not usually refer to a registered soldier: it can be anyone who subscribes to the idea of using vigorous, sometimes extreme, activity to achieve an objective, usually political. For example, a "militant [political] activist" would be expected to be more confrontational and aggressive than an activist not described as militant. Militance may or may not include physical violence, armed combat, terrorism, and the like. For example, the political Militant tendency published a newspaper, intervened in labour disputes, moved resolutions in political meetings, but was not based on violence, although some confrontations might lead to unarmed fighting. The purpose of the Christian Church Militant is to struggle against sin, the devil and "..the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places", but it is not a violent movement.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Militant
mil′i-tant, adj. fighting: engaged in warfare.—n. Mil′itancy, the state of being militant.—adv. Mil′itantly.—ns. Mil′itarism, an excess of the military spirit; Mil′itarist (Shak.), a military man.—adj. Mil′itary, pertaining to soldiers or to warfare: warlike: becoming a soldier: engaged in the profession of arms: derived from service as a soldier—(obs.) Mil′itar.—n. soldiery: the army.—v.i. Mil′itate, to contend: to stand opposed: to have force for or against.—Church militant (see Church). [L. militans, -antis, pr.p. of militāre.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
militant
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of militant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of militant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of militant in a Sentence
There was a time when more than 100 journalists were in jail and we were competing with China in terms of imprisoned reporters, today I would say the media is more pluralistic; there are pro-PKK (Kurdish militant) media, anti-Erdogan media, pro-AKP media, some of which couldn't have existed 15 years ago.
This Iranian group has been involved in militant activities and innocent killings of Sunni Muslims. We do have demands to wipe off this Iranian group from GB because they have created unrest, their unending sectarian violence has caused us to fight back for our rights. We want the Pakistan government to plan stern action against them.
The militant who was detained claimed they were Islamic State members, but we think they're JMB.
Mainstream America is depending on you - counting on you - to draw your sword and fight for them. These people have precious little time or resources to battle misguided Cinderella attitudes, the fringe propaganda of the homosexual coalition, the feminists who preach that it's a divine duty for women to hate men, blacks who raise a militant fist with one hand, while they seek preference with the other.
Each militant got 25 years in jail. It is life in prison for the 10 militants who were tried by an anti-terrorist court.
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