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Bellicism

//ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inclination to war; warlike policy or behaviour. uncountable

    "One cannot understand the causes of the First World War unless one appreciates the degree of bellicism in European society at that time, especially in Central Europe […]."

Etymology

From Latin bellic(us) + -ism.

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