a war declared or waged in support of a religious cause
圣战。
n. 圣战
It is claimed that another 1,000 young men from this country have signed up for the holy war against the West.
据称该国另有1000名年轻人报名参加了对西方的圣战。
Melanie: Yeah, I thought there was going to be holy war but they were all right about it.
梅勒妮:是啊,我以为要有大麻烦了,但他们没有就此找茬儿。
My heart, be thou stirred up to persevere in the holy war, for the reward of victory is great. Today we eat of heavenly food which falls about our camps;
我的心哪,在这场神圣的战役中坚毅忍耐吧,因为凯旋的奖赏是大的。
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
摩西就打发每支派的一千人去打仗,并打发祭司以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈同去。非尼哈手里拿着圣所的器皿和吹大声的号筒。
I must purge my soul of today's SINS. The SINS committed today had been holy in purpose. Acts of war against the enemies of God had been committed for centuries. Forgiveness was assured.
我必须清除今日我灵魂中的罪恶,今天的犯罪目的是神圣的,反抗上帝之敌的战争已进行了百年了,肯定会得到原谅的。
“圣战”(英文:Holy War)字面意思是神圣的战争,现在通常被认为是中性词。通常其被认为不同的组织,国家,军事集团甚至个人为标榜其战争的正当性和神圣性,将所从事的战争和事业称为“圣战”。目前“圣战”一词被人更多的关注是宗教组织将驱逐外国人及异教徒和建立纯粹意义上的单一宗教国家所进行的军事活动。
a war declared or waged in support of a religious cause
圣战。