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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