Jihad

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Islam An individual's striving for spiritual self-perfection.
  • n. Islam A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.
  • n. A crusade or struggle: "The war against smoking is turning into a jihad against people who smoke” ( Fortune).
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  • n. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
  • n. An aggressive campaign for an idea.
  • n. a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A general religious war of Mussulmans against Christians or other unbelievers in Islam, inculcated in the Koran and Traditions as a duty.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
  • n. a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
    • Equivalent
    jehad   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    strain    striving    pains    nisus    warfare    war   
    Cross Reference
    Crusade    holy war    infidel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    extremism    bombings    sabotage    insurgency   
     
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