jihad

Noun
US[jee-had]/ˈdʒihæd/2 syllablesalso [jee-hahd] /ˈdʒihɑd/
Synonyms: jehad

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goalSynonyms: jehadType of striving, nisus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ji·had′, Je·had′ noun

Origin: Ar. jihād, struggle.

Islam A religious war against infidels or Muslim heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.

[Their] courage in war... had not, like that of the Muslim dervishes of the Sudan, or of Muslims anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it.— James Bryce.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement

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