Meaning of bellicism | Babel Free

Definitions

An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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 […].”

“Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism.”

“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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