jihadist
Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihadPertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.
» The jihadists attacked the camp, putting three armored vehicles out of commission.
Meaning
1 sensesPertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.
dschihadistisch, jihadistisch
Examples
7 sentencesThe jihadists attacked the camp, putting three armored vehicles out of commission.
He was a jihadist.
ruОн был джихадистом. — astyng
deEr war Dschihadist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Jim became a radical jihadist.
Albanians are the best Jihadists among Muslims.
The Tuaregs teamed up with terrorist jihadist groups in Mali.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.googleFrom jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.google.ch/books?id=LZ1VAAAAYAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=CHXKTaC3NMnJsgaKj72pAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA
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Forms
more jihadist, most jihadist| Comparative | more jihadist Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most jihadist Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form