jihadist
jihadist noun: one who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
Noun
jihadist (plural jihadists)
- One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
- An adherent of jihadism.
- One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).
- […] 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.2006, Anthony Livingston Hall, The Ipinions Journal: 2005: the Year in Review, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 226
- Like Muslim jihadists, Christian jihadists such as these two are willing to sacrifice as they seek to impose their religious tyranny on others.2009, Robert S. McElvaine, Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 178
Adjective
jihadist (comparative more jihadist, superlative most jihadist)
jihadist meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian
jihadist in Hindi
- one who participates in a jihad
- मुजाहिद mujāhid, जिहादी jihādī
- pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
- जिहादी jihādī
jihadist in Urdu
- one who participates in a jihad
- مجاهد mujāhid
jihadist in Arabic
- one who participates in a jihad
- مُجَاهِد mujāhid
- pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
- جهاديّ, جِهَادِيَّة jihādiyya
jihadist in Persian
- one who participates in a jihad
- مجاهد mojâhed
Examples of jihadist in a sentence
- […] with Christian jihadists wearing bandoliers, waving real weapons, and waging a literal flesh-and-blood incursion against teachers of false religions.2010, John F. MacArthur, The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN:
- 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.2012, Florian Homm, Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist, FinanzBuch Verlag, →ISBN:
- I was prepared to meet a radical atheist jihadist.2016, Larry Alex Taunton, The Faith of Christopher Hitchens: The Restless Soul of the World's Most Notorious Atheist, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN...
- […] and even later evolved into the Jewish jihadist who wrote the Book of Revelation.2017, Emmanuel Carrère, The Kingdom, →ISBN, page 371:
Synonyms of jihadist
Forms of jihadist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jihadists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more jihadist |
| superlative | most jihadist |
Origin of jihadist
From jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.google.ch/books?id=LZ1VAAAAYAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=CHXKTaC3NMnJsgaKj72pAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA The adjectival sense of "pertaining to the jihadist movement" is from the 1960s.http://books.google.ch/books?id=eN4_AQAAIAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=XHXKTauaHobBswaNz_SMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=K-VxAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=G3bKTaGTNtHLswaOndSUAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgKhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=pQJyAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=7HXKTefaDsbDswar9-WmAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA.
Words formed from jihadist
Questions about jihadist
- What does jihadist mean?
- Jihadist means one who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
- What is jihadist in Hindi?
- Jihadist in Hindi is मुजाहिद (mujāhid), जिहादी (jihādī). See Jihadist meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use jihadist in a sentence?
- […] with Christian jihadists wearing bandoliers, waving real weapons, and waging a literal flesh-and-blood incursion against teachers of false religions.
- What part of speech is jihadist?
- Jihadist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of jihadist?
- The plural of jihadist is jihadists.
Words near jihadist in the dictionary
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