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 […].
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Bellicism
//ˈbɛlɪsɪzm̩//
Synonyms for "bellicism" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (10)
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
11 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 14 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عُدْوَانِيَّة noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Belarusian
1 entries- ваяўні́часць noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Bulgarian
1 entries- во́йнственост noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黷武主義 /黩武主义 noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
French
1 entries- bellicisme noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
German
2 entries- Bellizismus noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
- Kriegstreiberei noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Italian
1 entries- bellicismo noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Japanese
1 entries- 軍国主義 noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Korean
1 entries- 군국주의 noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Polish
1 entries- wojowniczość noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Romanian
1 entries- belicism noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Russian
1 entries- вои́нственность noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Spanish
1 entries- belicismo noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Ukrainian
1 entries- войовни́чість noun (an inclination to war — see also militarism)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Today the phrase "holy war" suggests a no holds barred fanaticism, a form of unbridled bellicism.
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Not all of France was inundated by the nationalist wave – it was predominantly young, intelligent Parisians who embraced the new bellicism […].
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