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Martial and Roman Mythology
Mars was the Roman god of war and one of the patron gods of Rome itself. He was responsible for everything military, from warriors to weapons to marching music. 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. And a court-martial is a military court or trial.
Examples of martial in a Sentence
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 29 May 2025
After Payne sold his namesake restaurant in the 1980s, action flick star and martial artist Chuck Norris bought the place for his then-wife, Dianne.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
Peter Kwong, a martial artist, dancer, activist against anti-Asian stereotyping in Hollywood, and actor who appeared in just shy of 90 film and television roles, according to his IMDb page, died overnight in his sleep on Tuesday.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Peter Kwong, a martial artist and actor who played one of the Three Storms in Big Trouble in Little China and a henchman in The Golden Child during a prolific acting career and was active in actors union politics and the movie and TV academy leadership, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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“Martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/martial. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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Middle English martial "relating to or suited for war," from Latin martialis "of Mars," from Mars "god of war"
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Martial
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