Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holy war

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
holy war
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.

noun

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.

noun

The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

Example Sentences

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports, Religion.

Inflected Forms

holy wars (plural)

Questions

What does holy war mean?
A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.

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