militarism
English
noun
Definitions
- An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
- A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
Etymology
Derived from French militarisme.
Origin
French
militarisme
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- militarismi Finnish
- militarisme Dutch, Flemish
- militaire French
- militarisme French
- paramilitarisme French
- militarisme Norwegian Bokmål
- militarisme Norwegian Nynorsk
- militarismo Cebuano