belli-, bell- +
(Latin: war, fight)
antebellum
1. Belonging to a period before a war; especially, the American Civil War or the War between the States.
2. Before a war, preceding a war, or characteristic of the time preceding a war.
bellatrix
1. A blue eruptive variable star, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion; Gamma (γ) Orionis.
2. A bright star in the left shoulder of Orion, from Latin bellatrix, "a female warrior"; feminine of bellator, "to wage war"; from Latin bellum, "war".
bellicism
War-mindedness.
In peace, sons bury their fathers; in war, fathers bury their sons.
—Horodotus, Greek historian, ca. 500 B.C.
bellicose
1. Ready, or inclined, to quarrel, fight, or go to war.
2. Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome.
bellicosely
In a bellicose manner or warlike in manner or temperament.
bellicoseness
A natural disposition to fight or go to war.
bellicosity
1. Characterized by being in favor of or inclined to start quarrels or wars.
2. Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
3. Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
I shall give a propagandist reason for starting the war, no matter whether it is plausible or not. The victor will not be asked afterwards whether he told the truth or not. When starting and waging war it is not right that matters, but victory
—Adolf Hitler, German dictator
belligerence
1. The quality of being hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war.
2. A hostile or warlike attitude, nature, or inclination; belligerency.
belligerency
1. The state of being at war or being engaged in a warlike conflict.
2. Acts of overt warfare or a hostile, warlike attitude, or nature.
belligerent
1. Taking part in warfare; especially, in a war recognized by international law.
2. Relating to, or characteristic of, a participant in war or a fight.
3. Pertaining to war or to those engaged in war.
belligerently
1. Inclined to, or exhibiting, assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness.
2. Having, or showing, an eagerness to fight.
bellipotent, bellipotence
1. The force or power of war.
2. Mighty in war; armipotent.
Bellona
In Roman Mythology, the goddess of war.
casus belli
1. A situation, or event, that causes, or is the pretext for starting, a war or other conflict.
2. An act, or event, that provokes or is used to justify war.
3. An event, or political occurrence, that brings about a declaration of war.
co-belligerence, cobelligerence
Waging a war in cooperation against a common enemy without a formal treaty of military alliance.
Co-belligerence is a broader and less precise status of wartime partnership; such as, exists with a formal military alliance. Such an alliance may support each other materially, exchange intelligence, and have limited operational coordination.
Related "war, war-like" or "battle" word units:
areo-;
-machy;
milit-.
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