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jihadism

Noun CEFR B2
d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm

Definitions

The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

9 more languages
العربيةجهادية
Catalàgihadisme
हिन्दीजिहाद
Italianojihadismo
Nederlandsjihadisme
Portuguêsjihadismo
Svenskajihadism

Examples

The twin institutions of mahdist jihadism and radical puritanical sufism
Liberals rightly recoil from the constant pressure on Muslims to explain themselves and denounce jihadism or even islamism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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