jihad

English Thesaurus

1. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal (noun.act)

hypernym	:	nisus, pains, strain, striving,
definition	:	an effortful attempt to attain a goal (noun.act)

2. a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels (noun.act)

hypernym	:	war, warfare,
definition	:	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act)

3. a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal (noun.act)

derivation	:	jihadist, jihadist,
definition	:	a Muslim who is involved in a jihad (noun.person)

derivation	:	jihadist, jihadist,
definition	:	a Muslim who is involved in a jihad (noun.person)