holy war

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Definition of holy war in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of holy war in English English dictionary

A flame war that is considered to resemble a war over religion, in that the strength of emotion is not proportional to the magnitude of the disagreement

A war that is entirely, primarily, or ostensibly religious in motivation; a war over religion

An endless debate often carried on over newsgroup message threads Such debates usually center on fundamental issues of faith for which there is no chance of resolution For example: Can the starship Enterprise go faster than warp 10? Yes it can No it can't Yes it can, and so on

A war declared or fought for a religious or high moral purpose, as to extend or defend a religion. a war that is fought to defend the beliefs of a religion crusade, jihad jihad. Any war fought by divine command or for a primarily religious purpose. The concept is found in the Bible (e.g., the Book of Joshua) and has played a role in many religions. The Crusades are Europe's best-known example. In Islam, the concept is called jihad. Wars in which religion plays a secondary or exacerbating role are not generally called holy wars

war that is commanded by one's religion, sacred war

War authorized by God and led by him; Old Testament holy war called for the complete slaughter of the enemy and the dedication of all spoils to God See Divine warrior See Chapter 6

Related Terms

holy wars

plural form of holy war

Hyphenation

ho·ly war

Turkish pronunciation

hōli wôr

Synonyms

jihad, flame war, flamewar

Pronunciation

/ˈhōlē ˈwôr/ /ˈhoʊliː ˈwɔːr/

Etymology

[ 'hO-lE ] (adjective.) before 12th century. In the computing sense, coined or popularized by Danny Cohen's paper “”, Internet Experiment Note 137, published 1980 April 1, which compared the debate over serialization order to the holy war between "Little-endians" and "Big-endians" in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels.