martial

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English

Etymology

From Middle English martial, marcial, mercial, mercialle (“relating to war, warlike; military; for use in fighting or warfare; brave, hardy; combative, fierce; ruthless, vicious; domineering, overbearing”), from Middle French martial (modern French martial (“martial”)), or directly from its etymon Latin mārtiālis (“of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war”), from Mārtius (“of or pertaining to Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The English word is cognate with Italian marziale (“martial”), Portuguese marcial (“martial”), Spanish marcial (“martial”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːʃəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ʃəl
• Homophones: marshal, Martial
• Hyphenation: mart‧ial

Adjective

martial (comparative more martial, superlative most martial)

1. (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
2. (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
3. (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.

   Synonyms: soldierlike, warriorlike
4. (not comparable, astrology, obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
5. (not comparable, astronomy, obsolete) Of or relating to the planet Mars; Martian.
7. (not comparable, chemistry, medicine, obsolete) Containing, or relating to, iron (which was symbolically associated with the planet Mars by alchemists); chalybeate, ferric, ferrous.

Alternative forms

• (of or relating to the planet Mars): Martial
• martiall (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

• Mars
• Martin

Translations

Noun

martial (plural martials)

1. (obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.
2. (astrology, obsolete) A celestial object under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
3. (chiefly science fiction, obsolete) Synonym of Martian (“inhabitant of the planet Mars”)

Alternative forms

• (synonym of Martian): Martial

Translations

References

Further reading

• martial (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mail art, marital

Dalmatian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin martellus.

Noun

martial

1. hammer

References

• Bartoli, Matteo (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin martiālis (“of Mars, the Roman god of war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.sjal/

Adjective

martial (feminine martiale, masculine plural martiaux, feminine plural martiales)

1. martial

Derived terms

• art martial
• loi martiale

Further reading

• “martial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.