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A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: Crusade, jihad
A 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Utah
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No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
luftë e shenjtë
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Arabic:
حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة
(ḥarb muqaddasa)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Armenian:
սրբազան պատերազմ
(srbazan paterazm)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Belarusian:
свята́я вайна́
(svjatája vajná)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Bulgarian:
свеще́на война́
(svešténa vojná)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Chechen:
гӏазот
(ğazot)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Chinese Mandarin:
宗教戰爭 /宗教战争
(zōngjiào zhànzhēng)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Chinese Mandarin:
聖戰 /圣战
(shèngzhàn)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Danish:
hellig krig
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Dutch:
heilige oorlog
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Finnish:
pyhä sota
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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French:
guerre sainte
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Georgian:
ჯიჰადი
(ǯihadi)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Georgian:
წმინდა ომი
(c̣minda omi)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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German:
heiliger Krieg
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Greek:
ιερός πόλεμος
(ierós pólemos)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Hebrew:
ג׳יהאד
(jihad)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Hebrew:
מלחמת קודש
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Hungarian:
szent háború
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Indonesian:
jihad
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Italian:
guerra santa
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Japanese:
聖戦
(seisen)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Korean:
성전
(seongjeon)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Malay:
perang suci
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Malay:
perang agama
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Malay:
perang sabil
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Persian:
جهاد
(jahâd)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Polish:
święta wojna
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Portuguese:
guerra sagrada
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Portuguese:
guerra santa
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Romanian:
război sfânt
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Russian:
свяще́нная война́
(svjaščénnaja vojná)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Spanish:
guerra santa
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Swedish:
heligt krig
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Tagalog:
banal na digmaan
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Turkish:
din savaşı
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Turkish:
cihat
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Turkish:
kutsal savaş
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Ukrainian:
свяще́нна війна́
(svjaščénna vijná)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Vietnamese:
thánh chiến
— a type of war — see also war of religion
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Yiddish:
הייליק מלחמה
(heylik milkhama)
— a type of war — see also war of religion
