Main Entry: mil·i·tant

Pronunciation: \-tənt\

Function: adjective

Date: 15th century

1 : engaged in warfare or combat : fighting
2 : aggressively active (as in a cause) : combative <militant conservationists> <a militant attitude>

synonyms see aggressive

— militant noun

— mil·i·tant·ly adverb

— mil·i·tant·ness noun