bellicism

English

Etymology

From Latin bellic(us) +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/

Noun

bellicism (uncountable)

  1. An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
    • 1962, Michael Howard, The Causes of Wars, page 271:
      One cannot understand the causes of the First World War unless one appreciates the degree of bellicism in European society at that time, especially in Central Europe […].
    • 2003, Timothy Patrick Jackson, The Priority of Love, page 126:
      Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism.
    • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 295:
      Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bellicism

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