noun
Meaning 1
An appeal to fight or to engage in conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
call to arms
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noun
Meaning 2
An appeal to undertake a particular course of action or to support a specific cause; a call to action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 號召 /号召 (hàozhào) — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Dutch: wapenkreet — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Finnish: taistelukutsu — appeal to undertake a course of action
- French: appel aux armes — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Latin: vocatio ad arma — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Portuguese: apelo às armas — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Russian: призы́в к ору́жию (prizýv k orúžiju) — appeal to undertake a course of action
- Spanish: llamada a las armas — appeal to undertake a course of action