militant
adjective
aggressively active or combative in support of a cause.
nonmilitant
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a word derived from
militant.
Example Sentences
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Normal, nonmilitant, nonactivist people began asking themselves if it was that bad to be fat — if it was that unhealthy, or that ugly, to be fat.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2017
He was seen by an immense constituency of collectors and museumgoers as the quintessential Jewish artist of the 20th century, even though he was not Orthodox and professed, if anything, a discreet and nonmilitant atheism.
From Time Magazine Archive
