A holy war is a religious war primarily caused or justified by differences in religion.

Holy War may also refer to:

Sports rivalries

  • Holy War (Boston College–Notre Dame), college football
  • Holy War (BYU–Utah), college football
  • Holy War (Saint Joseph's–Villanova), college basketball
  • Holy War (Kraków), Wisła Kraków vs. KS Cracovia, professional football

Music

  • Holy War (Dragonland album), 2002
  • Holy War (Thy Art Is Murder album), 2015
  • "Holy War" (Toto song), 2015
  • "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due", a song by Megadeth, 1990
  • Holy Wars (album), an album by Tuxedomoon, 1985
  • "Holy War", a song by Jon Butcher Axis from Wishes
  • "Holy War", a song by Alicia Keys from Here
  • "Holy War, a song by Lovebites from Electric Pentagram
  • "The Holy War", a song by Thin Lizzy from Thunder and Lightning

Other uses

  • Holy War (locomotive), a steam locomotive on the Bala Lake Railway in Wales
  • Holy War (board game), a 1979 board wargame
  • Holy Wars (film), a 2010 documentary film
  • The Holy War, a 1682 novel by John Bunyan
  • Holy War, Inc., a 2001 book by Peter Bergen

See also

  • Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
  • Holy War, Batman!
  • "Svyaschennaya Voyna", a song written on the day after the Nazi invasion of the USSR
  • Crusade (disambiguation)
  • Jihad (disambiguation)
  • Dharamyudh (disambiguation)
  • Religious conflict (disambiguation)
  • Sacred War (disambiguation)
  • War of Religion (disambiguation)