Meaning of Martial | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A soldier, a warrior.
   obsolete
2. A male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
3. Alternative letter-case form of martial (“inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian”).
   alt-of, obsolete
4. A celestial object under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
   obsolete
5. An Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.
6. Synonym of Martian (“inhabitant of the planet Mars”).
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“The martials (this is the name⟳ of my pirates) will pass⟳ in her eyes for an honest family of fishermen; I will go on your account, and make⟳ two or three visits to your young lady; I will order⟳ her certain potions, and at the end⟳ of eight days she will make⟳ acquaintance with the cemetery of Asnieres.”

“The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense⟳ in which there are terrestrials on our own⟳ planet, may have⟳ no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have⟳ say⟳, may depend⟳ on senses of which we have⟳ absolutely no trace, [...]”

“Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges, circa 250”

“The Martials, if there be Martials in any sense⟳ in which there are terrestrials on our own⟳ planet, may have⟳ no eyes at all; their whole civilisation, if they have⟳ say⟳, may depend⟳ on senses of which we have⟳ absolutely no trace, […]”

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