jihadism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

/d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/ /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd.ɪz.əm/

jihadism jihadisms

Late 1970s, from jihad + -ism.

jihadist

counterjihadism Salafi jihadism

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