Meaning of jihadist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
2. An adherent of jihadism.
3. One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] only a matter of time before Christian jihadists start strapping bombs to their bodies and going off on suicide missions in the name of Jesus Christ.”

“Like Muslim jihadists, Christian jihadists such as these two are willing to sacrifice as they seek to impose their religious tyranny on others.”

“[…] with Christian jihadists wearing bandoliers, waving real weapons, and waging a literal flesh-and-blood incursion against teachers of false religions.”

“By the end of the semester, only one radical Jewish jihadist in my study group kept being a racist pig and attacking me personally in section discussions.”

“I was prepared to meet a radical atheist jihadist. Would we brawl right there in my hotel room? I half expected just that.”

“[…] and even later evolved into the Jewish jihadist who wrote the Book of Revelation.”

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