Warism

noun

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Noun

1
Belief that war is justifiable in principle and can be justified in actual cases. uncountable
"The book opens with an examination of warism, the uncritical presumption that war is morally justified, even morally required."

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"The book opens with an examination of warism, the uncritical presumption that war is morally justified, even morally required."

Etymology

From war + -ism.

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