Sacred War

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Sacred War

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Calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸς πόλεμος (hieròs pólemos)

proper noun

  1. Any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.

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name name of three wars

Españolguerra sagrada
한국어신성 전쟁 sinseong jeonjaeng
日本語神聖戦争 shinsei sensō
中文神聖戰爭 /神圣战争 shénshèng zhànzhēng
Portuguêsguerra sacra
Françaisguerre sacrée
Deutschheiliger Krieg
Italianoguerra sacra
Ελληνικάιερός πόλεμος ierós pólemos
Русскийсвяще́нная война́ svjaščénnaja vojná
العربيةحَرْب مُقَدَّسَة ḥarb muqaddasa

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@misc{sacred_war_2026,
  title = {Sacred War},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sacred%20war},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}