The difference between Militant and Pacific

When used as adjectives, militant means fighting or disposed to fight, whereas pacific means calm, peaceful.


Militant is also noun with the meaning: a soldier, a combatant.

check bellow for the other definitions of Militant and Pacific

  1. Militant as an adjective:

    Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.

  2. Militant as an adjective:

    Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.

  1. Militant as a noun (obsolete):

    A soldier, a combatant.

  2. Militant as a noun:

    An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.

  3. Militant as a noun:

    Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyite political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics.

  1. Pacific as an adjective:

    Calm, peaceful.

  2. Pacific as an adjective:

    Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.

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