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My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious.
Tony Blair

Meaning of "militant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MILITANT

From Latin mīlitāre to be a soldier, from mīles soldier.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MILITANT

militant  [ˈmɪlɪtənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILITANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Militant can act as a noun and an adjective.
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.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MILITANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Militant

Militant is usually used to describe a person engaged in aggressive verbal or physical combat. Militant may also refer to: ▪ The Militant, an international communist newsweekly first published in November 1928 ▪ Militant faction, an organized radical grouping in the Socialist Party of America during the 1930s ▪ Militant Group, a British Trotskyist group of the 1930s ▪ Militant tendency, or Militant, a British Trotskyist group which followed entryist tactics within the British Labour Party until the early 1990s...

Definition of militant in the English dictionary

The first definition of militant in the dictionary is aggressive or vigorous, esp in the support of a cause. Other definition of militant is warring; engaged in warfare. Militant is also a militant person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILITANT


blatant
ˈbleɪtənt
competent
ˈkɒmpɪtənt
concomitant
kənˈkɒmɪtənt
excitant
ɪkˈsaɪtənt
exorbitant
ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt
habitant
ˈhæbɪtənt
hesitant
ˈhɛzɪtənt
incompetent
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt
intermittent
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt
irritant
ˈɪrɪtənt
latent
ˈleɪtənt
nonmilitant
ˌnɒnˈmɪlɪtənt
palpitant
ˈpælpɪtənt
penitent
ˈpɛnɪtənt
rehabilitant
ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪtənt
supermilitant
ˌsuːpərˈmɪlɪtənt
supernatant
ˌsuːpəˈneɪtənt
ultramilitant
ˌʌltrəˈmɪlɪtənt
visitant
ˈvɪzɪtənt
volitant
ˈvɒlɪtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILITANT

militance
militancy
Militant Tendency
militantly
militantness
militaria
militaries
militarily
militarisation
militarise
militarism
militarist
militaristic
militaristically
militarization
militarize
military
military academy
military band
military base

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILITANT

abirritant
annuitant
assistant
cohabitant
concubitant
counterirritant
crepitant
equitant
incapacitant
incitant
incogitant
infinitant
latitant
nonirritant
oscitant
precipitant
regurgitant
resuscitant
revisitant
solicitant
strepitant

Synonyms and antonyms of militant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MILITANT»

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

Translation of «militant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILITANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

激进的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

militante
570 millions of speakers

English

militant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उग्रवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متشدد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боевик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

militante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুদ্ধরত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

militant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Militan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

militant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過激な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강경한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Militant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến binh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போராளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहशतवादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

militan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

militante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wojowniczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бойовик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

militant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαχητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

militante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

militant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

militant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of militant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILITANT»

The term «militant» is very widely used and occupies the 21.820 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILITANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «militant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «militant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «MILITANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word militant.
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Mustafa Akyol
What made al Qaeda retrieve the doctrine of militant jihad, and Breivik the ideas of crusade and reconquest, is a sense of siege. So, we should help both Westerners and Muslims get rid of that sense by easing their political tensions and by fostering dialogue between them.
2
Bill Ayers
I was a militant.
3
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here.
4
Antony Beevor
The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.
5
Rob Bell
I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I'm really absolutely sure of some things that I don't quite know.
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Tony Blair
My dad was a militant atheist, or is a militant atheist. My mum was sort of bought up in a religious family because she was a Protestant from Ireland but wasn't especially religious.
7
Julian Bond
The president of the branch in Atlanta was a pastor of a church, the Reverend Sam Williams, a wonderful guy. He was middle-class and fairly militant for the time and place.
8
Dennis Brown
Certain songs by hearing the rhythm, it tells you that is either a love song or you might be heartbroken or the songs give you the vibes and you just know that certain songs are militant that you have to write.
9
Cara Buono
Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
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Melvil Dewey
The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILITANT»

Discover the use of militant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to militant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Militant Modernism
Owen Hatherley gives us new ways to look at what we thought was familiar - Bertolt Brecht, Le Corbusier, even Vladimir Mayakovsky.
Owen Hatherley, 2009
2
Militant Islam Reaches America
An examination of militant Islam discusses its key features, outlines its differences from traditional Islam, looks at the threat it poses worldwide, and explains what steps must be taken to weaken the movement.
Daniel Pipes, 2003
3
Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence
A Western psychoanalyst and historian presents a detailed examination of the philosophies accepted by Gandhi and his attempts to convert the British through nonviolence
Erik H. Erikson, 1993
4
Militant Democracy
This book is a collection of contributions by leading scholars on theoretical and contemporary problems of militant democracy. The term 'militant democracy' was first coined in 1937.
András Sajó, Lorri Rutt Bentch, 2004
5
Geography Militant: Cultures of Exploration and Empire
Taking into account the relationship between geographical knowledge, exploration and empire, this book examines the actors, agencies, and cultural factors that underpinned nineteenth century British exploration.
Felix Driver, 2001
6
Militant Christianity: An Anthropological History
Taking a broad anthropological approach, Militant Christianity is a new insight into the culture of 'Christian Warriors.'
Alice Beck Kehoe, 2012
7
Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat
By clearly defining the differences between Islam, Islamist, and Military Islamist, Aboul-Enein highlights how militant Islamist ideology takes fragments of Islamic history and theology and weaves them into a narrow, pseudo-intellectual ...
Youssef Aboul-Enein, 2011
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The 'Militant Democracy' Principle in Modern Democracies
Providing an up-to-date analysis of key country approaches to Militant Democracy, featuring contributions from some of the key people working in this area, including Mark Tushnet and Helen Irving, this book is a valuable resource for ...
Dr Markus Thiel, 2013
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Married, Middlebrow, and Militant: Sarah Grand and the New ...
Examines the life and work of this daring nineteenth-century author and women's rights advocate
Teresa Mangum, 1998
10
Ousmane Sembà ̈ne: The Making of a Militant Artist
This book is the first comprehensive biography of Sembà ̈ne and contributes a critical appraisal of his life and art in the context of the political and social influences on his work.
Samba Gadjigo, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILITANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term militant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Top Egypt Militant Urges Holy War Against Egyptian President
The call purportedly by the militant, Hisham el-Ashmawi, came in an audio message reported Tuesday by SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
Pentagon: Airstrike killed the leader of the militant Khorasan Group
A longtime member of al-Qaeda who led the Khorasan Group, a small element of militants in Syria planning attacks on Western targets, was ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Lawyer: Chattanooga shooter's uncle not militant
(AP) – A maternal uncle who hosted the Chattanooga shooter in Jordan for a few months last year is a businessman with no links to any militant ... «WKBN.com, Jul 15»
4
US officials accuse Oregon imam of hiding militant past
PORTLAND, Ore. U.S. authorities are seeking to revoke the citizenship of an Oregon imam who they say fought with Afghan mujahideen in the ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
5
Dead Lankan ISIS Militant Went In Guise Of Doing Relief Work
COLOMBO: Sharfaz Shuraih Muhsin alias Abu Shureih Seylani (37) the alleged Sri Lankan recruit to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Islamic State: Spain arrests man accused of recruiting for militant
Spain has arrested 49 people this year, including the man detained on Wednesday, over suspected Islamist militant activities. «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
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PM calls for unity as ISIS militant blamed for deadly attack in Suruç
The perpetrator of the attack is allegedly a militant of the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), who killed dozens and injured ... «Daily Sabah, Jul 15»
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This Militant “Christian” Fmr Pastor Shows Why Gays Need Guns
Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor and self-described “American evangelist, internet and social media personality,” took to the internet on July ... «The Libertarian Republic, Jul 15»
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In a statement on its website, Kurdish militant group PKK claims …
In a statement on its website, Kurdish militant group PKK claims responsibility for shooting of 2 Turkish officers in southeastern town - @Reuters. «BreakingNews.com, Jul 15»
10
I Love My Mom, But I Love IS More, Militant Says
These words are from the opening lines of a post shared by Russian-speaking fighters for the militant group Islamic State (IS) on the VKontakte ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Jul 15»

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