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jihadization

jihadization noun: the movement towards Islamic holy war.

Noun

jihadization (uncountable)

  1. The movement towards Islamic holy war.
    • The report identified four steps in the process of radicalization: pre-radicalization, self-identification, indoctrination and jihadization.2007 August 16, Al Baker, “New York City Police Report Explores Homegrown Terrorism”, in New York Times

Origin of jihadization

From jihad + -ization.

Questions about jihadization

What does jihadization mean?
Jihadization means the movement towards Islamic holy war.
What part of speech is jihadization?
Jihadization is a noun.

Words near jihadization in the dictionary

  1. jihadisphere
  2. jihadispheres
  3. jihadist
  4. jihadistic
  5. jihadists
  6. jihadization
  7. jihadize
  8. jihadized
  9. jihadizes
  10. jihadizing
  11. jihads

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