Thesaurus: militant

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1. a. Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.
2. adj. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
3. adj. showing a fighting disposition
4. adj. engaged in war
5. n. a militant reformer
6. Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, 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.
7. Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.-- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv.At which command the powers militant... Moved on in silence. Milton.Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed tobe engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thusdistinguished from the church triumphant, in heaven.
8. j:46/n:54 n. a militant reformer s. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies