Holy Alliance

American  

noun

1. a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.

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Holy Alliance British  

noun

1. a document advocating government according to Christian principles that was signed in 1815 by the rulers of Russia, Prussia, and Austria

2. the informal alliance that resulted from this agreement

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Example Sentences

She forms a holy alliance with an outstanding choir led by Terry Young, who co-produced with Lou Adler.

From Washington Times

Before the Met’s exhibition opens in May, here are five moments where fashion and Catholicism became a holy alliance.

From The Guardian

But we coach one another through it, and eventually true greatness is conferred through lore — a holy alliance of time and talk.

From Washington Post

Lehr: For me, what was most important was not to romanticize anything about the corruption or holy alliance and to convey the horror and the darkness of it all.

From Los Angeles Times

The more truth you will learn about "Holy Alliance" USA and Al Quaida, the greater should be the percentage of "collateral damage" to support the myth.

From Time