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Meaning of jihadism | Babel Free

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

العربية جهادية
Español yihadismo
Français jihadisme
हिन्दी जिहाद
Italiano jihadismo
Nederlands jihadisme
Polski dżihadyzm
Português jihadismo
Svenska jihadism

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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