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jihad

/ji-hahd/US // dʒɪˈhɑd //UK // (dʒɪˈhæd) //

圣战,吉哈德

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a holy war undertaken as a sacred duty by Muslims.
    • : any vigorous, emotional crusade for an idea or principle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • After receiving an official pardon from Morocco’s king, Mohammed el Fazazi had publicly renounced violent jihad.

  • This is meant to convey to jihadists and potentially radicalizable Afghans that in the quest for global jihad, ISIS is the more capable terrorist group.

  • The media happily disseminated the idea that this was a deliberate superspreader event, with daily reportage suggesting a wider “corona jihad” by Muslims.

  • “We are just displaced, but we are still in positions to attack wherever we want,” said Jihad Yar Wazir.

  • This past summer, Colleen LaRose, known by her self-anointed handle ‘Jihad Jane’, was sentenced to ten years in prison.

  • Fighters from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other groups did not fall back.

  • He contends that another Islamic Jihad member watched the events from an adjacent house.

  • The Israelis estimate the total number of Islamic Jihad fighters in Gaza to be roughly 5,200, while Hamas numbers about 16,000.

  • Jihad is incumbent on all Moslems if against infidel aggression.