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