weaponism

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noun

A focus on weaponry.

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Meanings

nounweaponism (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableA focus on weaponry.

    […] declared war against "high-tech weaponism."

    2005, Sam Siber, Second-rate nation
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    The paper added that this necessity has little to do with "weaponism" — a theory that weapons are all that matters.

    1997, Chinese Communist modernization problems, page 54

Origin

From weapon + -ism.

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APA

weaponism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaponism

MLA

“weaponism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaponism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weaponism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaponism.

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