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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