bellicist

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bellicist

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From Latin bellicus (“of or pertaining to war; warlike”), + -ist; possibly adapted from the French neologism belliciste (about Bismarck, 1871; in Émile Faguet, 1908).

noun bellicists

An adherent of bellicism; one who advocates war. The bellicist was sure to advocate an end to the policy of appeasement.
Similar: hawk, militarist, warmonger, warnik

Opposite: anti-bellicist, dove, pacifist, peacenik

adjective more bellicist · most bellicist

Of or relating to bellicism, a bellicist, bellicists, advocating war, who is war-centered or war-oriented.
Similar: bellicistic, bellicose, hawkish, militaristic, warhungry

Opposite: anti-bellicist, dovish, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: anti-bellicist, dove, pacifist, peacenik

adjective

Opposite: anti-bellicist, dovish, pacific, pacifist, pacifistic, peaceful

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adj of or relating to bellicism, bellicists

Português	belicista
Français	belliciste
Deutsch	bellizistisch, kriegstreiberisch

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@misc{bellicist_2026,
  title = {bellicist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bellicist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}