2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Jihad \Ji*had"\, Jehad \Je*had"\, n. [Ar. jih[=a]d.] (Moham.) A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief. [Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. --James Bryce. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: jihad n 1: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: {jehad}, {international jihad}] 2: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal [syn: {jehad}]
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