War claimed to be 'holy' by ecclesiastical or secular authorities; closely related to religious war.
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They came to fight a holy war on the slopes of heaven.
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A holy war of sorts has broken out in the communion-wafer-dispensing space.
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That holy war made no dent in opium production and corruption blossomed.
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They called on Muslims to join ISIL in jihad, or holy war.
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Isis did not invent the idea of a holy war or crusade.
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Stilgar had delivered speeches, inspired men, recruited them for the holy war.
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We must be engaged in this holy war, and FIGHT or PERISH.
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We have abolished the law to wage holy war against each other.
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As to any war's being a holy war, that's Greek to me.'
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And you, I say to you, forsake all for this holy war!
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Crusaders were returning home with all manner of holy war loot.
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He who leads a holy war wields the sword of God.
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Properly deployed, a smile like that could launch a holy war.
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Asuncion was once again convulsed, and all was preparation for the holy war.
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And Mustapha Kemal, in Anatolia, was rumoured to be preparing a holy war.
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The heart of the holy war's torn out and thrown away.
