Thus, martial arts are skills of combat and self-defense also practiced as sport. When martial law is declared, a country's armed forces take over the functions of the police.

Martial professes to avoid personalities in his satire, and honour and sincerity (fides and simplicitas) seem to have been the qualities he most admires in his friends. Some have found distasteful his …

MARTIAL definition: inclined or disposed to war; warlike. See examples of martial used in a sentence.

War (Definition of martial from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

martial in British English (ˈmɑːʃəl ) adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of war, soldiers, or the military life

1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike. 2. pertaining to or suitable for war or the armed forces: martial music. 3. characteristic of or befitting a warrior: a martial stride. mar′tial•ism, n. mar′tial•ist, n. n. …

Jan 18, 2026 · martial (comparative more martial, superlative most martial) (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

Martial definition: Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.

martial: Of, relating to, or suggestive of war.

Martial generally refers to anything relating to war, soldiers, or military life. It can describe skills or attitudes associated with combat and warfare. The term is derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.