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Militantly

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Militant \Mil"i*tant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of
   militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.]
   Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a
   soldier. -- {Mil"i*tant*ly}, adv.

         At which command the powers militant . . . Moved on in
         silence.                                 --Milton.

   {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is
      supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its
      enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church
      triumphant, in heaven.
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