MARTIAL Meaning of MARTIAL in English [ 'mα:ʃ(ə)l ]■ adjective of or appropriate to war; warlike.Derivatives~ly adverb OriginME: from OFr., or from L. ~is , from Mars , the name of the Roman god of war. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004