Sentence:  [H]e dropped his title, which has since remained in abeyance; all of which was done with such secrecy as would have been successful had he been fighting a less diabolical and <WSD>philopolemic</WSD> enemy than the descendants of the deeply-wronged and unforgiving Evangeline. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Exalting or supporting conflict or war. (from late 18th c.)