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'Holy war' may refer to:

★ Religious war, a war fought for religious reasons or else due to conflicts based in religion.

★ Christian Crusades, other terms from various cultures may qualify.

★ A series of military conflicts in Ancient Greece involving the Oracle of Delphi.

★ Editor wars between vi and emacs. This is satirically referred to as a "Holy War" because of the determination and persistence of both main camps.

★ Svyaschennaya Voyna (The Sacred War), a song written on the day after the Nazi invasion to USSR

★ Holy War (sports rivalry), the nickname of some traditional sports rivalries.

★ "Holy War", a song by Manowar from their album ''Fighting The World''.

★ "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", a song written by Megadeth on their 1990 album ''Rust in Peace''.

★ 'Holy War', a Metagaming Concepts microgame designed by Lynn Willis.

★ The Holy War, a In Nomine campaign run by one of the Steve Jackson Games editors, whose logs are posted online.

★ Holy War, a holy war in the Dragonlance campaign setting in which the Kingpriest of Istar declared war on all evil.

★ 'Holy War: The Crusades and their Impact on Today's World,' a book by Karen Armstrong.