holy war
Noun
Meaning
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.
(computing, Usenet) 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.
(Utah) The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
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Examples
At that time, acting as al-Qā'im ("He who will arise"), a messianic figure also known as the Mahdi ("He who is rightly guided"), the Hidden Imam would start a holy war against evil, would defeat the unbelievers, and would start a reign of justice.
If, as Rawlings said, the PNDC revolution was a "holy war," then the proposed assemblies were part of a PNDC policy intended to annihilate enemy forces or, at least, to reduce them to impotence.
He, in turn, apparently heard this party-topic while eavesdropping on a conversation likely inspired by the showdown between “fire and fury” Donald Trump and “holy war of justice” Kim Jong Un.
But naturally the emperor also knew the instructions, developed later and recorded in the Quran, concerning holy war.
Aside from responding to calls for holy war, militants are given worldly incentives, according to residents and security officials.
Matt goes behind the curtain of Middle East terrorism, witnessing firsthand the untold ravages of holy war.