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holy war

noun

  1. a war waged for what is supposed or proclaimed to be a holy purpose, as the defense of faith.
  2. any disagreement or argument between fanatical proponents of radically differing beliefs, opinions, etc.:

    a holy war on the merits of rival computer operating systems; a holy war about welfare reform.



holy war

noun

  1. a war waged in the cause of a religion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of holy war1

First recorded in 1685–95
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They believe they are in a type of holy war against satanic forces, which they equate with “the left,” and that Trump is a tool of prophecy.

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He warns that many members of the Christian Right literally believe that Trump has been sent to them by God so that they can impose their will on American society and see themselves as being in a type of holy war against the “Satanic” forces of “the Left,” “secular society,” and “liberals and progressives.”

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She said her government will stand by Russia until it prevails in Ukraine, calling it a “holy war,” and accused South Korea and the United States of planning a nuclear attack on North Korea.

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Yardena Schwartz is a journalist and the author of “Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.”

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She says, “Our most powerful weapon against terrorists is our commitment to the rule of law. We must use the courts to make clear that terrorism is a criminal act, not jihad, not heroism, not holy war. And then, we must not make martyrs out of murderers.”

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