Meanings
proper noun
- historyAny of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἱερὸς πόλεμος
- EnglishSacred War
Calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸς πόλεμος (hieròs pólemos)
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἱερὸς πόλεμος
- ἱερὸς πόλεμος (hieròs pólemos)name of three wars
Arabic حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة
- حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة (ḥarb muqaddasa)name of three wars
Bulgarian свеще́на война́
- свеще́на война́ (svešténa vojná)name of three wars
Chinese Mandarin 神聖戰爭 /神圣战争
- 神聖戰爭 /神圣战争 (shénshèng zhànzhēng)name of three wars
Dutch heilige oorlog
- heilige oorlogname of three wars
Finnish pyhä sota
- pyhä sotaname of three wars
French guerre sacrée
- guerre sacréename of three wars
German heiliger Krieg
- heiliger Kriegname of three wars
Greek ιερός πόλεμος
- ιερός πόλεμος (ierós pólemos)name of three wars
Italian guerra sacra
- guerra sacraname of three wars
Japanese 神聖戦争
- 神聖戦争 (shinsei sensō)name of three wars
Korean 신성 전쟁
- 신성 전쟁 (sinseong jeonjaeng)name of three wars
Latin bellum sacrum
- bellum sacrumname of three wars
Polish wojna święta
- wojna świętaname of three wars
Portuguese guerra sacra
- guerra sacraname of three wars
Russian свяще́нная война́
- свяще́нная война́ (svjaščénnaja vojná)name of three wars
Spanish guerra sagrada
- guerra sagradaname of three wars
Turkish kutsal savaş
- kutsal savaşname of three wars
Ukrainian свяще́нна війна́
- свяще́нна війна́ (svjaščénna vijná)name of three wars
Cite this entry
APA
Sacred War. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sacred%20War
MLA
“Sacred War.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sacred%20War. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sacred War,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sacred%20War.
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