Meanings
nounholy war (plural holy wars)
plural 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.
- InternetcomputingA 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.
- UtahThe rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Translations
Arabic حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة
- حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة (ḥarb muqaddasa)a type of war — see also war of religion
Bulgarian свеще́на война́
- свеще́на война́ (svešténa vojná)a type of war — see also war of religion
Chinese Mandarin 宗教戰爭 /宗教战争, 聖戰 /圣战
- 宗教戰爭 /宗教战争 (zōngjiào zhànzhēng)a type of war — see also war of religion
- 聖戰 /圣战 (shèngzhàn)a type of war — see also war of religion
Danish hellig krig
- hellig kriga type of war — see also war of religion
Dutch heilige oorlog
- heilige oorloga type of war — see also war of religion
Finnish pyhä sota
- pyhä sotaa type of war — see also war of religion
French guerre sainte
- guerre saintea type of war — see also war of religion
German heiliger Krieg
- heiliger Kriega type of war — see also war of religion
Greek ιερός πόλεμος
- ιερός πόλεμος (ierós pólemos)a type of war — see also war of religion
Hebrew ג׳יהאד, מלחמת קודש
- ג׳יהאד (jihad)a type of war — see also war of religion
- מלחמת קודשa type of war — see also war of religion
Hungarian szent háború
- szent háborúa type of war — see also war of religion
Indonesian jihad
- jihada type of war — see also war of religion
Italian guerra santa
- guerra santaa type of war — see also war of religion
Japanese 聖戦
- 聖戦 (seisen)a type of war — see also war of religion
Korean 성전
- 성전 (seongjeon)a type of war — see also war of religion
Malay perang suci, perang agama
- perang sucia type of war — see also war of religion
- perang agamaa type of war — see also war of religion
- perang sabila type of war — see also war of religion
Persian جهاد
- جهاد (jahâd)a type of war — see also war of religion
Polish święta wojna
- święta wojnaa type of war — see also war of religion
Portuguese guerra sagrada, guerra santa
- guerra sagradaa type of war — see also war of religion
- guerra santaa type of war — see also war of religion
Romanian război sfânt
- război sfânta type of war — see also war of religion
Russian свяще́нная война́
- свяще́нная война́ (svjaščénnaja vojná)a type of war — see also war of religion
Spanish guerra santa
- guerra santaa type of war — see also war of religion
Swedish heligt krig
- heligt kriga type of war — see also war of religion
Tagalog banal na digmaan
- banal na digmaana type of war — see also war of religion
Turkish din savaşı, cihat
- din savaşıa type of war — see also war of religion
- cihata type of war — see also war of religion
- kutsal savaşa type of war — see also war of religion
Ukrainian свяще́нна війна́
- свяще́нна війна́ (svjaščénna vijná)a type of war — see also war of religion
Vietnamese thánh chiến
- thánh chiếna type of war — see also war of religion
Yiddish הייליק מלחמה
- הייליק מלחמה (heylik milkhama)a type of war — see also war of religion
Cite this entry
APA
holy war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20war
MLA
“holy war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20war. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holy war,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20war.
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