Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

    Dschihad, Djihad, Jihad

    джиха́дdžixád

    джиха́дdžyxád

  2. (countable, uncountable)A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement or against evil.

    a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

  3. (broadly, countable, uncountable)An aggressive campaign for an idea.

Examples

9 sentences
  1. The spirit of jihad was ignited once again.

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  2. They kill one another in the name of jihad.

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  3. ISIS terrorists are known for killing one another in the name of jihad.

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  4. Sami became disillusioned with jihad.

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  5. What is jihad?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
holy war undertaken by Muslims:
Русский
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holy war undertaken by Muslims:
Deutsch
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holy war undertaken by Muslims:

Origin

Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle; effort”).

Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād, “struggle; effort”).

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Forms

plural: jihads
Singularjihad
Pluraljihads

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal:jehad

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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