militant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: militant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for militant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
militant adj disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; "militant nations"; "hawkish congressman"; "warlike policies" Synonym(s): militant, hawkish, warlike showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" Synonym(s): competitive, militant engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations" Synonym(s): belligerent, militant, war-ridden, warring n a militant reformer Synonym(s): militant, activist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Militant \Mil"itant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- {Mil"itantly}, adv. At which command the powers militant* . . . Moved on in silence. --Milton. {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.