War definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WAR, n. [G., to perplex, embroil, disturb. The primary sense of ... and destruction of ships, towns and property. Among rude nations, war is often waged and carried on for plunder. As war is the contest of nations or states, it always implies ... the monarch or the sovereign power of the nation. When war is commenced by attacking a nation in peace, it si called an offensive war, and such attack is aggressive. When war is undertaken ...
holy war definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1639 a war or violent campaign waged by religious partisans to propagate or defend their faith Britannica Concise Any war fought by divine command or for a primarily religious purpose ... are not generally called holy wars. Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. ...
civil war definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a war between factions in the same country Merriam Webster's noun Date: 15th century a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. ...
war cry definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword] 2: a yell ... intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry] Merriam Webster's noun Date ... 1. a cry used by a body of fighters in war 2. a slogan used especially to rally people to a cause Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra ...
war paint definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: adornment ... to improve or change your appearance [syn: makeup, make-up, war paint] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1826 1. paint put ... face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war 2. makeup 3a Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. ...
war whoop definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn: war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1739 a war cry especially of American Indians Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, ...
Man of war definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
Public war definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
War song definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
war dance definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... battle or in celebration of victory Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
War horse definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
War field definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel ... confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla, Warrior.] 1. A ... sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities. Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. --F. W. Robertson. Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always ...
WAR; WARFARE definitions International Standard Bible Encyclopedia wor, wor'-far (milchamah, 'anshe m., "men of war," "soldiers"; polemos, polemein, strateuesthai, stratia): 1. Religious Significance 2. Preliminaries 3. Operations of War 4. Strategy 5. Important Requisites 6. Characteristics 7. Defeat and ... Victory 8. Spoils and Trophies 9. Treaties of Peace 10. War in the New Testament LITERATURE 1. Religious Significance: From an early period of Hebrew history war had a religious significance. The Hebrews were the people of ... 8-10; 13:9). Hence, in the Prophets, to "prepare" war is to carry out the initiatory religious rites and ...
War to End War definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States ... Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 [syn: World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War]
state of war definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: war, state of war] [ant: peace] Merriam Webster's Date: 1656 1. a. ...