The policy or practice of glorifying war or favoring military solutions to problems; aggressive militarism.
From Latin 'bellicus' (warlike) + '-ism' (a system or practice). The suffix '-ism' transforms the concept into an ideology or philosophy, following the pattern of words like 'nationalism' and 'militarism.'
Bellicism is rarely used, which is interesting—we usually say 'militarism' or 'warmongering' instead, suggesting that especially aggressive names for aggressive ideologies fall out of fashion.
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