holy war

== English == === Noun === holy war (plural holy wars) A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs. Hyponyms: Crusade, jihad (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. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “holy war”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “holy war”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “holy war” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.