# holy war

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.
2. 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.
3. The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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