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holy war

  1. a war fought on behalf of a religion or for a religious cause
  2. any zealous or fanatical campaign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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