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Church militantMilitant Mil"i*tant, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.]
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a
soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv.
At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in
silence. --Milton.
Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is
supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its
enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church
triumphant, in heaven. Euschema militarisSoldier Sol"dier, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.)
[Prov. Eng.]
5. (Zo["o]l.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
Soldier beetle (Zo["o]l.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zo["o]l.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma c[oe]ruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
small dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zo["o]l.), a large geometrid moth (Euschema
militaris), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis (Orchis
militaris). MilitancyMilitancy Mil"i*tan*cy, n. [See Militant.]
1. The state of being militant; warfare.
2. A military spirit or system; militarism. --H. Spencer. MilitantMilitant Mil"i*tant, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.]
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a
soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv.
At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in
silence. --Milton.
Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is
supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its
enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church
triumphant, in heaven. MilitantlyMilitant Mil"i*tant, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See Militate.]
Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a
soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv.
At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in
silence. --Milton.
Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is
supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its
enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church
triumphant, in heaven. Militar
Militar Mil"i*tar, a.
Military. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Militarily
Militarily Mil"i*ta*ri*ly, adv.
In a military manner.
Militarism
Militarism Mil"i*ta*rism, n. [Cf. F. militarisme.]
1. A military state or condition; reliance on military force
in administering government; a military system.
2. The spirit and traditions of military life. --H. Spencer.
Militarist
Militarist Mil"i*ta*rist, n.
A military man. [Obs.] --Shak.
MilitaryMilitary Mil"i*ta*ry, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service. Military
Military Mil"i*ta*ry, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]
The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the
army.
Military architectureArchitecture Ar"chi*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,
fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See Architect.]
1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of
building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,
for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil
architecture.
Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.
3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;
workmanship.
The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
--Tyndall.
The formation of the first earth being a piece of
divine architecture. --Burnet.
Military architecture, the art of fortifications.
Naval architecture, the art of building ships. Military lawMilitary Mil"i*ta*ry, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service. Military orderMilitary Mil"i*ta*ry, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service. Military tenureMilitary Mil"i*ta*ry, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service. MilitateMilitate Mil"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Militating.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a
soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]
To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by
against and with.
These are great questions, where great names militate
against each other. --Burke.
The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on
the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon. MilitatedMilitate Mil"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Militating.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a
soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]
To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by
against and with.
These are great questions, where great names militate
against each other. --Burke.
The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on
the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon. MilitatingMilitate Mil"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Militating.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a
soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]
To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by
against and with.
These are great questions, where great names militate
against each other. --Burke.
The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on
the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon. Orchis militarisSoldier Sol"dier, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.
soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.
L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a
soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.]
1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a
private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized
body of combatants.
I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak.
2. Especially, a private in military service, as
distinguished from an officer.
It were meet that any one, before he came to be a
captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser.
3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,
or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of
emphasis or distinction. --Shak.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.)
[Prov. Eng.]
5. (Zo["o]l.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white
ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very
large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.
See Termite.
Soldier beetle (Zo["o]l.), an American carabid beetle
(Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other
insects, such as the plum curculio.
Soldier bug (Zo["o]l.), any hemipterous insect of the genus
Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug
(Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other
insects.
Soldier crab (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The hermit crab.
(b) The fiddler crab.
Soldier fish (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish
(Etheostoma c[oe]ruleum) found in the Mississippi River;
-- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter.
Soldier fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
small dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied
genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic
luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with
markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.
Soldier moth (Zo["o]l.), a large geometrid moth (Euschema
militaris), having the wings bright yellow with bluish
black lines and spots.
Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis (Orchis
militaris).
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