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noun

Jihad, Jehad n. (Islam) A religious war against infidels or Muslim heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief. "(Their) courage in war... had not, like that of the Muslim dervishes of the Sudan, or of Muslims anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Jihad" : Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Palestine Islamic Jihad, striving, war, Laskar Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders, Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami, Islamic Jihad, al-Jihad, Jihadist, nisus, warfare, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, international jihad, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami, Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini