bellicism

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/

Noun

bellicism (uncountable)

1. An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 295:

     Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].

Synonyms

• militarism
• warmongerism

Antonyms

• pacifism

Related terms

• bellicist
• bellicose

Translations

• French: bellicisme
• German: Bellizismus
• Spanish: belicismo

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