martialism

English

Etymology

martial +‎ -ism

Noun

martialism (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.
   • 1971, Paul van Ostaijen, Patriotism, Inc., and Other Tales, page 121:

     You, a poet, will understand when I say that the same relationship which exists between bourgeois art and art exists between militarism and martialism.

   • 2005, Karma Nabulsi, Traditions of War: Occupation, Resistance and The Law, page 82:

     This perspective differed radically from the core values of realist writers; in this sense, it is suggested that realism should be regarded in aspects as the antithesis of martialism, and not (as many writers of international theory seem to hold) as its corollary.

   • 2012, Karl Hack, ‎Kevin Blackburn, War Memory and the Making of Modern Malaysia and Singapore, page 241:

     Malay war memory thus emerged with a similar form to that of Indian war memory, in the sense that memories of martialism are seen as expressions of nationalism.

2. A spiritual philosophy associated with some martial arts that involves finding one's inner balance, transcending physical combat, and the ability to become one with the opponent.
   • 2005, Thomas Cleary, The Japanese Art of War: Understanding the Culture of Strategy, page 125:

     Interactive confusion and misunderstanding often result from failure to distinguish the different aspects of Zen and martialism as they actually operate in various mixtures.

   • 2019, Fan Hong, ‎ Gwang Ok, Martial Arts in Asia: History, Culture and Politics:

     In particular, one military academy that trains officers emphasizes the Hwarang spirit along with Sangmujeongsin (martialism) to its students.

   • 2020, Si Chen, Chaos Ancestral God:

     Martialism, it was truly a grand path. It encompassed everything.