"bellicist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bellicist [comparative], most bellicist [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), + -ist; possibly adapted from the French neologism belliciste (about Bismarck, 1871; in Émile Faguet, 1908). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|bellicus||of or pertaining to war; warlike}} Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} bellicist (comparative more bellicist, superlative most bellicist)
  1. Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented. Categories (topical): War Synonyms: bellicistic, bellicose, hawkish, militaristic, warhungry Related terms: militarist Translations (of or relating to bellicism, bellicists): belliciste (French), bellizistisch (German), kriegstreiberisch (German), belicista (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bellicist-en-adj-lnjCSUPC Disambiguation of War: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54

Noun

Forms: bellicists [plural]
Etymology: From Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), + -ist; possibly adapted from the French neologism belliciste (about Bismarck, 1871; in Émile Faguet, 1908). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|bellicus||of or pertaining to war; warlike}} Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), {{suffix|en||ist}} + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} bellicist (plural bellicists)
  1. An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war. Categories (topical): People, War Synonyms: hawk, militarist, warmonger, warnik
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