413. War
See also 96. CONFLICT ; 232. KILLING ; 416. WEAPONRY .
- angary
- the right of a nation at war to destroy the property of a neutral, subject to indemnification.
- antiterrorism
- the techniques, policies, and training of special police who deal with terrorists, especially those who take hostages. — antiterrorist , adj.
- armistice
- a temporary cessation of hostilities, by agreement between the belligerents, prior to the negotiation or signing of a peace treaty.
- bellicism
- the advocacy of war. Cf. pacifism . — bellicist , n.
- belligerence
- the state of being hostile or at war. — belligerent , n., adj.
- copperheadism
- any expression of sympathy for the Confederate cause in the American Civil War. — copperhead , n.
- demilitarization
- the process of demilitarization or removal of military activity or control from an area.
- demobilization
- the process of being demobilized or mustered out of the military.
- disarmament
- the reduction in size of military forces, by treaty, following defeat, etc. Also Obsolete, disarmature.
- disarmature
- Obsolete. disarmament.
- doveism, dovism
- the advocacy of peace or a conciliatory national attitude, especially on the part of a public official. Cf. hawkism . — dove , n. — doveish , adj.
- gigantomachy
- 1. a war between giants, as in mythology.
- 2. war between large contestants, as major powers.
- guerrillaism
- the practice and philosophy of guerrilla warfare.
- hawkism
- the advocacy of war or a belligerent national attitude, especially on the part of a public official. Cf. doveism . — hawk , n. — hawkish , adj.
- hostility
- 1. a feeling or state of antagonism.
- 2. an expression or act of war. — hostile , adj.
- insurgence
- insurgency.
- insurgency, insurgence
- 1. the state or condition of being in revolt or insurrection.
- 2. an uprising. — insurgent , n., adj.
- irenicism
- an advocacy of peace and conciliation. — irenicist , n.
- logistics
- the branch of military science concerned with the movement and supply of troops. — logistician , n.
- martialism
- 1. an inclination to belligerency; bellicosity.
- 2. the qualities of a military existence. — martialist , n.
- militancy
- 1. the state or condition of being combative or disposed to fight.
- 2. the active championing of a cause or belief. — militant , n., adj.
- militarization
- the process of preparing for war; mobilization of troops or of an area.
- monomachy, monomachia
- single combat, or a duel. — monomachist , n.
- naumachia, naumachy
- 1. a mock sea fight, as in ancient Rome.
- 2. the flooded arena where such fights were conducted.
- navalism
- the maintaining of naval interests. — navalist , n.
- neutrality
- the state or position of being impartial or not allied with or committed to either party or viewpoint in a conflict, especially a war or armed conflict, — neutral , adj.
- pacifism
- 1. an opposition to war or violence of any kind.
- 2. the principle or policy of establishing and maintaining universal peace.
- 3. nonresistance to aggression. Cf. bellicism. — pacifist , n. — pacifistic , adj.
- pillage
- 1. the act of plundering or large scale robbery, usually accompanied by violence as in wartime.
- 2. plundered property; booty.
- poliorcetics
- the art of siegecraft. — poliorcetic , adj.
- sabotage
- destruction of or damage to equipment, installations, etc, in an industrial context, as in a labor dispute, or in a military context, as in the action of partisan or resistance movements. — saboteur , n.
- siegecraft
- the science or craft of laying or carrying out sieges.
- soldiery
- soldiership or military science or craft.
- spoliation
- the process of robbing or plundering, especially in time of war and on a large scale. See also 81. CHURCH ; 366. SHIPS .
- stratography
- the art of directing an army. — stratographer , n.
- tactician
- a person skilled in the art of tactics, in a military or other sense.
- tactics
- 1. the art or science of disposing or managing military forces to best advantage against the enemy.
- 2. a skill or resource management in other contexts.
- Titanomachy
- battle between Titans, referring to the unsuccessful revolt of the family of Iapetus against Zeus.
- trierarchy
- an ancient Athenian policy allowing private citizens, as part of their civic duty, to fit out triremes for the defense of the city.
- warcraft
- the science, art, or craft of war.
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