martial

See also: Martial

English

Etymology

From Latin martialis (“of Mars (Roman god of war)”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːʃəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
• Homophone: marshall

Adjective

martial (comparative more martial, superlative most martial)

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
   • Dryden

     But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, / Each other's poise and counterbalance are.

2. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
3. (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike.
4. (medicine, chemistry, obsolete) Relating to, or containing, iron; chalybeate.

   martial preparations

   martial flowers: a reddish crystalline salt of iron

Derived terms

terms derived from martial (adjective)

court martial martial art martialism martialness

martialist martial law martially

Translations

Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike

• Czech: bojový m
• Georgian: საბრძოლო (sabrjolo)
• Hungarian: harci (hu)

• Irish: badhbha
• Polish: wojenny (pl) m
• Portuguese: marcial, bélico

Relating to or connected with the armed forces or the profession of arms or military life

• Finnish: sota-

• Hungarian: hadi (hu)
• Portuguese: marcial

Characteristic of or befitting a warrior

• Hungarian: délceg (hu), katonás

• Portuguese: marcial

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} martial
• German: ^{(please verify)} martialisch
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} marziale
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} marcial

• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} marțial

See also

• Mars

Anagrams

• marital

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin martialis of Mars (Roman god of war)

Adjective

martial m (feminine martiale, masculine plural martiaux, feminine plural martiales)

1. martial

Derived terms

• art martial

External links

• “martial” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).