English-French translations for holy war

• guerre sainte
  Cela m'amène à dire qu'il n'y a pas de guerre sainte. This brings me to say that there is no holy war.
  Les Frères musulmans peuvent désormais poursuivre leur guerre sainte contre Israël et l'Occident. The Muslim Brotherhood can now continue their holy war against Israel and the West.
  Le dernier coup d'État s'est accompagné d'une déclaration de guerre sainte de la part d'Al-Qaeda. The latest coup has been accompanied by a declaration of holy war on the part of Al-Qaeda.

Definition of holy war

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

Examples

• The conflict is beginning to look like a holy war between Sunnis and Shias

Related words

• holy water
• holy water sprinkler
• holy water font
• Gregorian holy water
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• Holymoorside and Walton