Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term partisan spirit in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
parade  paradigm  paradisal  paradise  paradisiac  paradox  paradoxical  part  partake  partaking  parti  participant  participate  participation  participial  participle  particle  particular  particularity  particularization  particularize  particularly  partisan  partisanism  parts  party  period  periodic  periodical  periodicity  poor  porridge  portage  portico  predacious  predecessor  predestination  predestined  predicament  predicate  predicated  predication  predict  predictability  predictable  predicted  prediction  predictive  predictor  predispose  predisposed  predisposition  pretext  prodigal  prodigality  prodigious  prodigiousness  prodigy  produce  producer  product  production  productive  productiveness  productivity  protagonist  protect  protected  protection  protective  protector  protectorate  protest  protestation  protester  protesting  protocol  protohistoric  prudish  pyrotechnics 

Consider searching for the individual words partisan, or spirit.
Dictionary Results for partisan:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
partisan
    adj 1: devoted to a cause or party [syn: partisan, partizan]
           [ant: nonpartisan, nonpartizan]
    n 1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn:
         partisan, zealot, drumbeater] [ant: nonpartisan,
         nonpartizan]
    2: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or
       activity [syn: enthusiast, partisan, partizan]
    3: a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral
       projections; 16th and 17th centuries [syn: partisan,
       partizan]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Partisan \Par"ti*san\ (p[aum]r"t[i^]*zan), n. [F., fr. It.
   partigiano. See Party, and cf. Partisan a truncheon.]
   [Written also partizan.]
   1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is
      strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an
      interest. "The violence of a partisan." --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

            Both sides had their partisans in the colony.
                                                  --Jefferson.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mil.)
      (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops
          engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
      (b) Any member of such a corps.
          [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Partisan \Par"ti*san\, a. [Written also partizan.]
   1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the
      character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence
      to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a
      partisan officer or corps.
      [1913 Webster]

   Partisan ranger (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.
      [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Partisan \Par"ti*san\, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It.
   partigiana, influenced in French by OF. pertuisier to pierce.
   It was prob. so named as the weapon of some partisans, or
   party men. Cf. Partisan one of a corps of light troops.]
   A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.
   [1913 Webster]

         And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave.
                                                  --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy