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bellicism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩/

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noun

Meaning 1

An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin bellic(us) + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُدْوَانِيَّة (ʕudwāniyya) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Belarusian: ваяўні́часць (vajawníčascʹ) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Bulgarian: во́йнственост (vójnstvenost) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黷武主義 /黩武主义 (dúwǔzhǔyì) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • French: bellicisme — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • German: Bellizismus — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • German: Kriegstreiberei — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Italian: bellicismo — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Japanese: 軍国主義 (gunkokushugi) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Korean: 군국주의 (gun'gukjuui) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Polish: wojowniczość — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Romanian: belicism — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Russian: вои́нственность (voínstvennostʹ) — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Spanish: belicismo — an inclination to war — see also militarism
  • Ukrainian: войовни́чість (vojovnýčistʹ) — an inclination to war — see also militarism