philopolemic
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philopolemic
- /ˌfɪləʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ UK
- /ˌfɪloʊpəˈlɛmɪk/ US
Rhymes with -ɛmɪk
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From philo- + polemic, modelled after Ancient Greek φιλοπόλεμος (philopólemos, “fond of war, warlike”), from φίλος (phílos, “beloved, dear; loving”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- (“decent, good; friendly, harmonious”)) + πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”). By surface analysis, philo- + polem- + -ic.
adjective more philopolemic · most philopolemic
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Exalting or supporting conflict or war.
[L]et us direct our attention to what Plato and his best interpreter Proclus have transmitted to us concerning Minerva, who as a mundane deity is connected with ether, and has also an allotment in the celestial regions. Plato then in the Timæus describes this Goddess as both a lover of war, and a lo
Similar: bellicose, belligerent, combative, hawkish, jingoistic, philopolemical, warlike, aggressive, antagonistic, assaultive, martial, militaristic · Opposite: dovish, nonbellicose, nonbelligerent, noncombative, pacific, peaceable, uncombative, unjingoistic, unwarlike
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Fond of polemics or controversy.
But this goddeſs [Minerva], when conſidered as elevating all things, in conjunction with other divinities, to one demiurgus, and ordering and diſpoſing the univerſe together with her father;—according to the former of theſe employments, ſhe is called the philoſophic goddeſs; but, according to the la
Similar: philopolemical
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adj exalting or supporting conflict or war
| Español | filopolémico, beligerante, belicoso |
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| Français | philopolémique |
| Deutsch | philopolemisch, kriegliebend, streitliebend |
adj fond of polemics or controversy
| Español | filopolémico |
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title = {philopolemic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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