martialism

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mar·tial

M0122400 (mär′shəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.2. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms.3. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior.
[Middle English, from Latin mārtiālis, of the god Mars, from Mārs, Mārt-, Mars.]
mar′tial·ism n.mar′tial·ist n.mar′tial·ly adv.

Mar·tial

M0122400 (mär′shəl) Originally Marcus Valerius Martialis. ad 40?-c. 100 . Roman poet known for his books of epigrams.

martialism

1. an inclination to belligerency; bellicosity.
2. the qualities of a military existence. — martialist, n.See also: War