martial spirit

collocation in English

meaningsofmartialandspirit

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martial
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmɑː.ʃəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.ʃəl/
relating to soldiers, war, or life in the ...
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spirit
noun
uk
/ˈspɪr.ɪt/us
/ˈspɪr.ət/
a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or ...
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(Definition ofmartialandspiritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Self-cultivation of mind and conduct through daily activities was to be accompanied by the attainment of amartialspirit.
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We are told that out of this number have been formed 450 columns of mobile troops, all active and imbued with amartialspirit.
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They had the realmartialspirit, which you can replace by nothing else.
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In a time which demands the education of our young manhood in amartialspiritthere can be no public interest in preventing students' duels.
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The volunteers keep alive our heritage ofmartialspirit, the ethos of volunteer service, and strands of discipline and organisation within the fabric of our society.
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Georges described as unhappy people who have amartialspirit.
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There are those who like and those who dislike naval and military expenditure; there are those who like themartialspiritand those who dislike it.
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It is also questionable whether as merchants, they were really comfortable with the brotherhoodsmartialspirit, secret rituals and blood oaths.
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In cultural terms, they are described as possessing amartialspiritand esprit du corps and known for their independent attitudes and democratic practices.
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They may have adopted this flag as it mirrors theirmartialspiritand profession.
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The emperor criticized his people for losing theirmartialspiritand military skills, such as archery and riding.
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In order to survive the horror of combat, he must have an invinciblemartialspirit, which can be attained only through military victory and hardship.
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Khmermartialspiritsurvived, as was demonstrated by uprisings and rebellions, either spontaneous or contrived, throughout periods of foreign encroachment and domination.
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They also believed education would help build amartialspiritand stimulate enough military, economic, political, and cultural strength not only to survive, but also to recover the mainland.
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