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Holy war
A war that is entirely, primarily, or ostensibly religious in motivation; a war over religion.
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noun
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A war that is entirely, primarily, or ostensibly religious in motivation; a war over religion.
"The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Holy war"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| crusadenoun | (figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause. |
| sacred warnoun | (history) Any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council. |
| crusadismnoun | The practise or doctrine of militaristic Christianity. |
| kulturkampfnoun | (historical) A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck. |
| thirty years' warnoun | (historical) A conflict fought largely within the Holy Roman Empire from 1618 to 1648. |
| holy leaguenoun | (historical) Any one of several temporary alliances between Christian countries of (especially mediaeval) Europe, formed for some specific objective of ostensible benefit to Christianity. |
| high churchnoun | (Anglicanism) A tradition within the Anglican church with an elevated view of the priesthood, episcopacy, and sacraments, practising a formal style of liturgy and emphasising continuity with Catholicism. |
| holy writnoun | The Bible. |
| christianophilianoun | The love or admiration of the values of Christianity or of Christian civilization. |
| hieromanianoun | religious frenzy |
| christianismnoun | The Christian religion. |
| ecclesiarchynoun | (religion, politics) A government ruled by or in conjunction with a religion; a church-state. |
| holy crossnoun | A cross as a Christian symbol of the crucifixion of Christ |
| odium theologicumnoun | rancor generated by theological disputes |
| hellenismosnoun | Synonym of Hellenism. |
| herodismnoun | The killing of unwanted people, especially children. |
| will-worshipnoun | (Christianity) Worship that is self-invented; superstitious observance without divine authority. |
| priestianitynoun | (derogatory) Any practices of Christianity that place an excessive emphasis on the role of the priest. |
| two swordsnoun | (chiefly history, Roman Catholicism) Spiritual and temporal power, church and state. |
| theodiversitynoun | the diversity of religions within a certain region |
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