mil·i·tant /-tənt/
(a.)好戰的,積極從事或支援使用武力的
Mil·i·tant a. 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.
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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]