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
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Militant as an adjective:
Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
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Militant as an adjective:
Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.
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Militant as a noun (obsolete):
A soldier, a combatant.
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Militant as a noun:
An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
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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.
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Pacific as an adjective:
Calm, peaceful.
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Pacific as an adjective:
Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.