Dictionary 1. (n.) The state of being militant; warfare.2. (n.) A military spirit or system; militarism. Thesaurus action activeness activism activity aggression aggressiveness antagonism bellicism bellicosity belligerence belligerency business chauvinism combativeness contentiousness doings fight goings-on hostility jingoism martialism militarism motion movement political activism proceedings pugnaciousness pugnacity quarrelsomeness saber rattling stir truculence unfriendliness unpeacefulness warmongering warpath |