Hypertext Webster Gateway: "militant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Militant \Mil"i*tant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
militant
adj 1: engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a
fighting war" [syn: {belligerent}, {fighting}, {war-ridden},
{warring}]
2: showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking; "highly
competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting
for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and
ubiquitous energy" [syn: {competitive}]
n : a militant reformer [syn: {activist}]
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