/mil"i teuh riz'euhm/ , n.
1. a strong military spirit or policy.
2. the principle or policy of maintaining a large military establishment.
3. the tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state and to subordinate all other interests to those of the military.
[ 1860-65; militarisme, equiv. to militar- ( militar ( is ) MILITARY) + -isme -ISM ]