militarism

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noun

An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

Opposite
anti-militarism
OriginFrench militarisme →
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Meanings

nounmilitarism (countable and uncountable, plural militarisms)

plural militarisms

  1. countableuncountableAn ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
  2. countableuncountableA focus on, or excessive use of, military force.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
anti-militarism
Also see
bellicism

Origin

  1. Frenchmilitarisme
  2. Englishmilitarism

From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic عَسْكَرِيَّة
  • عَسْكَرِيَّة (ʕaskariyya)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Bulgarian милитари́зъм, военолю́бие
  • милитари́зъм (militarízăm)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • военолю́бие (voenoljúbie)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Catalan militarisme
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Chinese Mandarin 軍國主義 /军国主义
  • 軍國主義 /军国主义 (jūnguózhǔyì)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Czech militarismus
  • militarismusan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Danish militarisme
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Dutch militarisme
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Estonian militarism
  • militarisman ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Finnish militarismi
  • militarismian ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
French militarisme
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
German Militarismus
  • Militarismusan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Greek στρατοκρατία, μιλιταρισμός
  • στρατοκρατία (stratokratía)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • μιλιταρισμός (militarismós)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • στρατιωτικοποίηση (stratiotikopoíisi)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Hindi सैन्यवाद
  • सैन्यवाद (sainyavād)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Hungarian militarizmus
  • militarizmusan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Indonesian militerisme
  • militerismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Italian militarismo
  • militarismoan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Japanese 軍国主義
  • 軍国主義 (gunkokushugi)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Korean 군국주의
  • 군국주의 (gun'gukjuui)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Latvian militārisms
  • militārismsan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Lithuanian militarizmas
  • militarizmasan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Malay faham ketenteraan, militarisme
  • faham ketenteraanan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Norwegian Bokmål militarisme
  • militarismean ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Persian میلیتارییسم, نظامیگری
  • میلیتارییسم (militârism)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • نظامیگری (nezâmi-gari)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Polish militaryzm
  • militaryzman ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Portuguese militarismo
  • militarismoan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Romanian militarism
  • militarisman ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Russian милитари́зм
  • милитари́зм (militarízm)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Slovak militarizmus
  • militarizmusan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Spanish militarismo
  • militarismoan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Swedish militarism
  • militarisman ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Thai ลัทธิทหาร, แสนยนิยม
  • ลัทธิทหาร (lát-tí-tá-hǎan)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • แสนยนิยม (sɛ̌ɛn-yá-ní-yom)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Turkish militarizm, orduculuk
  • militarizman ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
  • orduculukan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Ukrainian мілітари́зм
  • мілітари́зм (militarýzm)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Urdu جارِحِیَّت
  • جارِحِیَّت (jārhiyyat)an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa quân phiệt
  • chủ nghĩa quân phiệtan ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
Cite this entry
APA

militarism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarism

MLA

“militarism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “militarism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarism.

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