Bellonan.
/bɛˈləʊnə/ 1. Proper name of the Roman goddess of war; transferred a spirited woman of commanding presence. Beˈllonian adj. warlike.
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the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Mars or Bellona
MarsOE
MartOE
Mavors?1548
Bellonaa1616
society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > warlike
bellical1513
Mavortian1557
warrious1581
Mavortial1595
swording1611
armiferous1656
bellatory1657
bellic1661
Bellonian1710
warrish1747
the mind > emotion > courage > heroism > [noun] > heroine
heroine1587
heroess1612
lady errant1615
Bellona1820
shero1836
hero-woman1847
tiger-cat1863
war heroine1932
lad1935
a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. ii. 54 Bellona's Bridegroome, lapt in proofe. View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 922 Bellona storms, With all her battering Engines. View more context for this quotation
1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. iv. 64 His Steel Belonian Bright-Cap.
1820 W. Scott Abbot III. v. 135 Her features..inflamed..and resembling those of a Bellona.
1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. v. 138 He had recognized his superb Bellona in the lady by the garden window.
2. Name of one of the asteroids.
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