JIHADS

Noun

jihads

plural of jihad

Anagrams

• hadjis, jadish

Source: Wiktionary


JIHAD

Ji*had", Je*had", n. [Ar. jihad.] (Moham.)

Definition: A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.

[Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. James Bryce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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