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Sacred War

Sacred War proper noun: any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.

Proper noun

Sacred War

  1. Any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.

Sacred War meaning in Arabic

Sacred War in Arabic

name of three wars
حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة ḥarb muqaddasa

Origin of Sacred War

Calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸς πόλεμος (hieròs pólemos)

Questions about Sacred War

What does Sacred War mean?
Sacred War means any of three wars fought (in 595-585 BCE, 449 BC-448 BCE and 357-346 BCE) by the Amphictyonic Council.
What is Sacred War in Arabic?
Sacred War in Arabic is حَرْب مُقَدَّسَة (ḥarb muqaddasa). See Sacred War meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Sacred War?
Sacred War is a proper noun.

Words near Sacred War in the dictionary

  1. sacred lotuses
  2. sacred sage
  3. sacred sages
  4. sacred text
  5. sacred theology
  6. Sacred War
  7. sacred way
  8. sacred ways
  9. sacreder
  10. sacredest
  11. sacredise

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