jihad
noun/dʒɪˈhɑːd/
/dʒɪˈhɑːd/
(also jehad)
[countable, uncountable]- (in Islam) a spiritual struggle within yourself to stop yourself breaking religious or moral lawsTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- a holy war fought by Muslims to defend IslamTopics War and conflictc2
Word Originfrom Arabic jihād, literally ‘effort’, expressing, in Muslim thought, struggle on behalf of God and Islam.
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