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Meanings of holy war in English

Portuguese
guerra santa
Spanish
guerra santa
Catalan
guerra santa

War claimed to be 'holy' by ecclesiastical or secular authorities; closely related to religious war.

guerra santa
Synonyms
Examples for "religious war"
Examples for "religious war"
1
A bitter religious war broke out in the cities of the South.
The Age of the Reformation
2
Moreover, Scotland at present was torn by a civil and religious war.
Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War
3
It's between people who want religious war and people who don't.
Ebony
4
And in the early part of July, 1562, the first religious war began.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4
5
That practically culminated in a religious war between Catholic and Protestant.
Home Rule / Second Edition
Usage of holy war in English
1
They came to fight a holy war on the slopes of heaven.
The Great Book of Amber
2
A holy war of sorts has broken out in the communion-wafer-dispensing space.
Wired
3
That holy war made no dent in opium production and corruption blossomed.
Reuters
4
They called on Muslims to join ISIL in jihad, or holy war.
Reuters
5
Isis did not invent the idea of a holy war or crusade.
The Guardian
6
Stilgar had delivered speeches, inspired men, recruited them for the holy war.
Paul of dune
7
We must be engaged in this holy war, and FIGHT or PERISH.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
8
We have abolished the law to wage holy war against each other.
The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
9
As to any war's being a holy war, that's Greek to me.'
Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales
10
And you, I say to you, forsake all for this holy war!
The Chouans
11
Crusaders were returning home with all manner of holy war loot.
The Descent
12
He who leads a holy war wields the sword of God.
Sword of god
13
Properly deployed, a smile like that could launch a holy war.
Anansi Boys
14
Asuncion was once again convulsed, and all was preparation for the holy war.
A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paragua...
15
And Mustapha Kemal, in Anatolia, was rumoured to be preparing a holy war.
Jimgrim and Allah's Peace
16
The heart of the holy war's torn out and thrown away.
King--of the Khyber Rifles: A Romance of Adventure
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Translations for holy war
Portuguese
guerra santa
Holy war through the time
Holy war across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common