ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Warism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Warism is a noun meaning Belief that war is justifiable in principle and can be justified in actual cases.

Meaning

Belief that war is justifiable in principle and can be justified in actual cases.

Example Sentences

He argues that in our own contemporary Western culture, warism is a dominant outlook.
The book opens with an examination of warism, the uncritical presumption that war is morally justified, even morally required.

Synonyms for warism

Depending on context, synonyms include bellicism.

Antonyms for warism

Common opposites include pacifism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include warfare, warring, prophases, wargaming, warfighting, chivalry.

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