holy war
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holy war
noun holy wars
- A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs. The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias.
- A long-running and acrimonious debate or flame war over personal preferences in technical matters, such as the choice between little-endian and big-endian representation.
- The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
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noun a type of war — see also war of religion
| Español | guerra santa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성전 seongjeon |
| 日本語 | 聖戦 seisen |
| 中文 | 宗教戰爭 /宗教战争 zōngjiào zhànzhēng, 聖戰 /圣战 shèngzhàn |
| Português | guerra sagrada, guerra santa |
| Français | guerre sainte |
| Deutsch | heiliger Krieg |
| Italiano | guerra santa |
| Ελληνικά | ιερός πόλεμος ierós pólemos |
| Română | război sfânt |
| Русский | свяще́нная война́ svjaščénnaja vojná |
| Tiếng Việt | thánh chiến |
| العربية | حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة ḥarb muqaddasa |
| עברית | ג׳יהאד jihad, מלחמת קודש |
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@misc{holy_war_2026,
title = {holy war},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20war},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
