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philopolemic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛmɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Exalting or supporting conflict or war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bellicose, belligerent, combative, hawkish, jingoistic, philopolemical, warlike, aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, martial, militaristic, philopolemic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, truculent

Antonyms: dovish, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, pacific, peaceable, uncombative, unjingoistic, unwarlike

2

adj

Meaning 2

Fond of polemics or controversy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: philopolemical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From philo- + polemic, modelled after Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos, “fond of war, warlike”), from φίλος (phílos, “beloved, dear; loving”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bhil- (“decent, good; friendly, harmonious”)) + πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”). By surface analysis, philo- + polem- + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: philopolémique — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • German: philopolemisch — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • German: kriegliebend — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • German: streitliebend — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • Serbo-Croatian: ratnohuškački — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • Spanish: filopolémico — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • Spanish: beligerante — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • Spanish: belicoso — exalting or supporting conflict or war
  • Spanish: filopolémico — fond of polemics or controversy