-machy, -machia, -machist, -machic, -machical +
(Greek: a suffix; battle, war, contest, fight)
pneumatomachy
Denial of the divinity of the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit.
poetomachia
Contest or quarrel among poets.
pseuchomachy
A variant of psychomachy.
psychomachy, psychomachia
Conflict between the body and the soul.
pygmachy
Boxing or fighting with clubs.
pyromachy
Fighting with fire or the use of fire in military combat.
sciamachy, skiamachy, sciomachy
1. A sham fight for exercise or practice.
2. The action of "fighting with a shadow"; "shadow boxing".
sciomachy
A variant of sciamachy.
spheromachy
Competing with "balls"; such as, golf, bowling, tennis, basketball, baseball, etc.
stomachy
1. Easily offended, resentful, ready to take offence, irritable.
2. Big-bellied, paunchy.
symmachy
1. Fighting together or in an alliance with an ally (or allies).
2. Fighting jointly against a common enemy.
tauromachics
The business of bullfighting.
tauromachy, tauromachia, tauromachian
The practice or custom of bull-fighting; a bull fight.
telemachy
1. Fighting or doing battle from a distance.
2. A term used to describe the first four books of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.
theomachist
Someone who fights against God (or gods).
Related "war, war-like" or "battle" word units:
areo-;
belli-;
milit-.
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