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单词 philopolemic
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philopolemicadj.

Brit. /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: philo- comb. form, polemic adj.
Etymology: < philo- comb. form + polemic adj., after ancient Greek ϕιλοπόλεμος. Compare philopolemical adj.
rare.
Devoted to or glorying in war or conflict; warlike; = philopolemical adj.
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society > armed hostility > war > militarism > [adjective] > inclined to war
bellicose1432
warful1530
contentious1535
bellicous1536
philopolemic1793
philopolemical1827
warlike1915
war-minded1936
1793 T. Taylor in tr. Plato Cratylus, Phaedo, Parmenides & Timaeus 66 (note) She [sc. Minerva] is very properly called philopolemic.
1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. 242 She [sc. Minerva] is called..Philopolemic, as uniformly ruling over the opposing natures which the world contains.
1996 R. Hill Wood Beyond 38 What after all was this philopolemic building but a mausoleum in need of a body?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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