English-Spanish translations for holy war

• guerra santa
  Esto me lleva a decir que no existe la guerra santa. This brings me to say that there is no holy war.
  Los Hermanos Musulmanes pueden continuar ahora su guerra santa contra Israel y Occidente. The Muslim Brotherhood can now continue their holy war against Israel and the West.
  El último golpe ha ido acompañado de una declaración de guerra santa por parte de 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
• holy-water font
• Holymoorside and Walton