jihadism

noun
/d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/

Etymology

Late 1970s, from jihad + -ism.

  1. borrowed from جِهَاد
  2. formed as jihadism — “jihad + -ism

Definitions

  1. The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility…

    The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.

    • The twin institutions of mahdist jihadism and radical puritanical sufism
    • Liberals rightly recoil from the constant pressure on Muslims to explain themselves and denounce jihadism or even islamism.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for jihadism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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