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militarist, n. and a.|ˈmɪlɪtərɪst|
[f. military + -ist.]
A. n. A soldier, warrior; one who studies military science; one dominated by military ideas.
1601Shakes. All's Well iv. iii. 161 This is Mounsieur Parrolles the gallant militarist, that was his owne phrase. 1860Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. (1861) III cxvi. 51 Questions for the solution of the youthful militarist. 1884J. R. Seeley in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 226/1 Napoleon..a ruthless militarist, cynic, and Machiavellian.
B. adj. = militaristic a.
1934R. Campbell Broken Record i. 19 This form of historical instruction is no doubt at the back of the modern militarist-political unrest. 1944J. S. Huxley On Living in Revolution iii. 33 Shall it be peaceful, cooperative, democratic, or shall it be militarist, totalitarian, brutal?
Hence militaˈristic adj., characterized by militarism.
1905Athenæum 15 July 73/1 A political organization and a moral tendency common to all nascent civilization of the militaristic order. |