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JIHAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jihad mean?
• JIHAD (noun)
The noun JIHAD has 1 sense:
1. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
Familiarity information: JIHAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
jehad; jihad
Hypernyms ("jihad" is a kind of...):
nisus; pains; strain; striving (an effortful attempt to attain a goal)
Derivation:
Jihadist (a Muslim who is involved in a jihad)
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