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Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Che Guevara

Meaning of "battle cry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTLE CRY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTLE CRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Battle cry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BATTLE CRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Battle cry

A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit. Battle cries are not necessarily articulate, although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religious sentiment. Their purpose is a combination of arousing aggression and esprit de corps on one's own side and causing intimidation on the hostile side. Battle cries are a universal form of display behaviour aiming at competitive advantage, ideally by overstating one's own aggressive potential to a point where the enemy prefers to avoid confrontation altogether and opts to flee. In order to overstate one's potential for aggression, battle cries need to be as loud as possible, and have historically often been amplified by acoustic devices such as horns, drums, conches, carnyxes, bagpipes, bugles, etc.. Battle cries are closely related to other behavioral patterns of human aggression, such as war dances and taunting, performed during the "warming up" phase preceding the escalation of physical violence. From the Middle Ages, many cries appeared on standards and were adopted as mottoes, an example being the motto "Dieu et mon droit" of the English kings.

Definition of battle cry in the English dictionary

The definition of battle cry in the dictionary is a shout uttered by soldiers going into battle. Other definition of battle cry is a slogan used to rally the supporters of a campaign, movement, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTLE CRY

battle
battle array
battle cruiser
battle dress
battle fatigue
battle group
battle hardened
battle line
Battle of Britain
Battle of Clontarf
Battle of Omdurman
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Bulge
battle of wills
battle of wits
battle order
battle plane
battle royal
battle zone
battle-axe

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTLE CRY

a far cry
Batesian mimicry
biomimicry
catchcry
countercry
cry
decry
descry
downcry
hue and cry
in full cry
mimicry
outcry
parrot cry
rallying cry
scry
street cry
war cry
watchcry

Synonyms and antonyms of battle cry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BATTLE CRY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «battle cry» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of battle cry

Translation of «battle cry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTLE CRY

Find out the translation of battle cry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of battle cry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battle cry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

呐喊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grito de guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

battle cry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़ाई रोना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معركة صرخة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боевой клич
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grito de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধ কান্নাকাটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cri de guerre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menangis pertempuran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlachtruf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ときの声
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

함성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menangis perang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trận chiến khóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யுத்த அழுகுரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रणांगण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Savaş narası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grido di battaglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okrzyk wojenny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бойовий клич
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strigătul de luptă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κραυγή μάχης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strydkreet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stridsrop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kamprop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of battle cry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTLE CRY»

The term «battle cry» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.922 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTLE CRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about battle cry

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2 QUOTES WITH «BATTLE CRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word battle cry.
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Foster Friess
I think we should be encouraged to learn from Columbine and let it be a battle cry for all of us.
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Che Guevara
Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTLE CRY»

Discover the use of battle cry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to battle cry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.
James M. McPherson, 1988
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Battle Cry
This is the story of enlisted men – Marines – at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough–and–ready tangle of guys from America's cities and farms and reservations.
Leon Uris, 2009
3
Battle Cry
Sixteen year old Kai-Ling was raised in the ways of the sword.
JL Snyder, 2012
4
Battle Cry for My Generation
These teens hold the future - yours and ours - in their hands. Battle Cry for MY Generation tells them why and how to reclaim their generation for Christ.
Ron Luce, 2006
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Battle Cry
In 1862, two best friends, one white and one half Dakota Indian, find themselves involved in a bloody war when when the Dakotas, fed up with being mistreated by the federal government and local citizens, erupt with violence.
Janet Neubert Schultz, 2006
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Battle Cry for a Generation: The Fight to Save America's Youth
These teens hold the future - yours our ours - in their hands. Battle Cry for a Generation tells us why and how to reclaim our youth for Christ.More Information at : http://www.battlecry.com/
Ron Luce, 2005
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B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet
Written in a two-tier format, a poem introduces the topic and detailed expository text provides additional facts about the Civil War from A to Z, with topics including Abraham Lincoln, Confederacy, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, and ...
Patricia Bauer, 2009
8
Battle Cry at Batoche
Ben and Charity Muldoon are 15-year-old twins who find themselves in the midst of politically charged events in the Saskatchewan River Valley in 1885.
B.J. Bayle, 2008
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The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era: ...
Boasting some seven hundred pictures, including a hundred and fifty color images and twenty-four full-color maps, here is the ultimate gift book for everyone interested in American history.
James M. McPherson George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History Princeton University, 2003
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Glorious Battle Cry
This is a story about ordinary people in an unordinary world; their hopes and dreams; their belief in themselves; and the unselfish affection they give to others in troubled times.
William E. Austin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTLE CRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battle cry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Girl with leukaemia adopts Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' as battle cry
July 06, 2015: 11-year-old leukaemia sufferer Naomi Oakes has reached out to Taylor Swift after being told she'd be unable to attend the ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Who will determine aid spending in the next 10 years?
Country ownership has become both a buzzword and a battle cry since it was enshrined as one of the four guiding principles for development ... «Devex, Jul 15»
3
The Dead Weather To Return With 'Dodge & Burn' In September
These two tracks were a fierce battle cry heralding the announcement of a brand new Dead Weather album that was to be released in a ... «Icon Vs. Icon, Jul 15»
4
FOOTBALL: Area teams kick off season under Friday Night Lights
From Alton to Wood River to Roxana to Jerseyville to Carlinville – and sites elsewhere – the battle cry begins. The high school season starts ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
TENNIS: Andy Murray rallies to reach Australian Open finals
MELBOURNE, Australia – There he was, mouth agape, roaring like a Highlands warrior in full battle cry in “Braveheart.” The force from Andy ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Rayber and the barbs
You've taken an act of Christian charity and made it into another battle cry! I can't even argue with you!" He turned and pushed quickly through ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
7
Not Everyone Will Celebrate Your Success (and That's Okay)
is the battle cry of a person who desperately wants you to stop changing. It's the wail of a person who wants you to go back in time and become ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
8
Falling Skies: Drew Roy Talks Confusing 'Warrior' Cry, Hal's Triangle …
If you couldn't quite get a read on the 2nd Mass' reaction to Tom Mason's “Find your warrior!” battle cry in Falling Skies' final season premiere, ... «TVLine, Jul 15»
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Studios plan new life for home of Detroit Stock Exchange
"I thought the space was incredible, went back to my guys and late one night wrote them this battle cry of an e-mail saying that we had to figure ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Scott Walker's Growing Pains
His recent battle cry for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage rang phony to some of those who worked with him in prior ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

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