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Meaning of Jihad | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
d͡ʒɪˈhæd

Definitions

  1. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
  2. A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.
  3. An aggressive campaign for an idea.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca cihad
Беларуская джыхад
বাংলা জিহাদ
Bosanski džihad џихад
Čeština džihád
Ελληνικά τζιχάντ
Esperanto ĝihado
Español yihad
Eesti džihaad
Français djihad jihad
Gaeilge jiohád
Hausa jihadi
עברית ג׳יהאד
हिन्दी जिहाद
Hrvatski džihad џихад
Magyar dzsihad
Հայերեն ջիհադ
Italiano ǧihād jihad
日本語 ジハード
ქართული ჯიჰადი
Қазақша жиһад
한국어 지하드
Kurdî cîhad mucadele
Latviešu džihāds
Македонски џихад
Nederlands jihad
Polski dżihad
Português Jihad
Русский джихад
Slovenčina džihád
Slovenščina džihad
Српски džihad џихад
Svenska jihad
Kiswahili jihadi
தமிழ் ஜிஹாத்
Тоҷикӣ ҷиҳод
ไทย ญิฮาด
Tagalog jihad
ئۇيغۇرچە جىھاد
Українська газават джихад
اردو جہاد
Oʻzbekcha jihod

Examples

“Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad.”
“Small groups of killers, the scent of blood in their nostrils, now fanned out by taxi, bicycle or even on horseback into the surrounding countryside, spreading the word that a general jihad, or ‘holy war’, had broken out.”
“The Jabhat al-Nusra media, with songs about jihad and martyrdom, is extremely influential.”
“As a result, Amirull has renounced his radical beliefs in armed jihad and the use of violence. He now sees jihad as caring for his parents, improving himself, and contributing to society.”
“And now, the prophecy. One will come, the voice from the outer world, bringing the holy war, the jihad, which will cleanse the universe and bring us out of darkness.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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