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jihadist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From jihad + -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".http://books.google.ch/books?id=LZ1VAAAAYAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=CHXKTaC3NMnJsgaKj72pAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA The adjectival sense of "pertaining to the jihadist movement" is from the 1960s.http://books.google.ch/books?id=eN4_AQAAIAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=XHXKTauaHobBswaNz_SMAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=K-VxAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=G3bKTaGTNtHLswaOndSUAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgKhttp://books.google.ch/books?id=pQJyAAAAMAAJ&q=jihadist&dq=jihadist&hl=de&ei=7HXKTefaDsbDswar9-WmAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA.

Meanings

Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more jihadist	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most jihadist	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Translations (10)

ga jiohádach (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · ar جِهَادِيَّة (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · hi जिहादी (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · ar جهاديّ (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · de dschihadistisch (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · de jihadistisch (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · sw kijihadi (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · sv jihadistisk (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · fi jihadistinen (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism) · el τζιχαντιστικός (pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism)

jihadist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Meanings

One who participates in a jihad, an Islamic holy war or conflict; a mujahid.
An adherent of jihadism.
One who is militant for their religion (or irreligion).
- I was prepared to meet a radical atheist jihadist. Would we brawl right there in my hotel room? I half expected just that. 2016, Larry Alex Taunton, The Faith of Christopher Hitchens: The Restless Soul of the World's Most Notorious Atheist, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 94:
- […] only a matter of time before Christian jihadists start strapping bombs to their bodies and going off on suicide missions in the name of Jesus Christ. 2006, Anthony Livingston Hall, The Ipinions Journal: 2005: the Year in Review, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 226:
- By the end of the semester, only one radical Jewish jihadist in my study group kept being a racist pig and attacking me personally in section discussions. 2012, Florian Homm, Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist, FinanzBuch Verlag, →ISBN:
- Like Muslim jihadists, Christian jihadists such as these two are willing to sacrifice as they seek to impose their religious tyranny on others. 2009, Robert S. McElvaine, Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America, Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 178:
- […] with Christian jihadists wearing bandoliers, waving real weapons, and waging a literal flesh-and-blood incursion against teachers of false religions. 2010, John F. MacArthur, The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN:
- […] and even later evolved into the Jewish jihadist who wrote the Book of Revelation. 2017, Emmanuel Carrère, The Kingdom, →ISBN, page 371:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
jihadists	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

antijihadist · cyberjihadist · teahadist · jihobbyist

Synonyms

takfiri · mujahid · jihadi

Translations (56)

sh mudžahèdīn (one who participates in a jihad) · de Gotteskriegerin (one who participates in a jihad) · de Dschihadist (one who participates in a jihad) · fr jihadiste (one who participates in a jihad) · he מוג׳אהדין (one who participates in a jihad) · ru душма́н (one who participates in a jihad) · sv jihadist (one who participates in a jihad) · pt jihadi (one who participates in a jihad) · hi जिहादी (one who participates in a jihad) · nl moedjahedien (one who participates in a jihad) · cmn 聖戰者 /圣战者 (one who participates in a jihad) · et džihadist (one who participates in a jihad) · fr mujâhid (one who participates in a jihad) · ro jihadist (one who participates in a jihad) · hi मुजाहिद (one who participates in a jihad) · sh муџахѐдӣн (one who participates in a jihad) · az mücahid (one who participates in a jihad) · de Gotteskrieger (one who participates in a jihad) · tr cihatçı (one who participates in a jihad) · uk моджахе́д (one who participates in a jihad) · de Mudschahed (one who participates in a jihad) · bg муджахидин (one who participates in a jihad) · sw mwanajihadi (one who participates in a jihad) · tg муҷоҳид (one who participates in a jihad) · ca gihadista (one who participates in a jihad) · mk џихадистка (one who participates in a jihad) · pl dżihadystka (one who participates in a jihad) · ko 무자헤딘 (one who participates in a jihad) · tr mücahit (one who participates in a jihad) · mk џихадист (one who participates in a jihad) · ga jiohádach (one who participates in a jihad) · fi jihadisti (one who participates in a jihad) · ja ムジャーヒディーン (one who participates in a jihad) · es yihadista (one who participates in a jihad) · cmn 聖戰士 /圣战士 (one who participates in a jihad) · fr djihadiste (one who participates in a jihad) · ko 무자히드 (one who participates in a jihad) · pl dżihadysta (one who participates in a jihad) · ur مجاهد (one who participates in a jihad) · fr moudjahid (one who participates in a jihad) · et mudžahiid (one who participates in a jihad) · et pühasõdalane (one who participates in a jihad) · ro djihadist (one who participates in a jihad) · sv mujahid (one who participates in a jihad) · ar مُجَاهِد (one who participates in a jihad) · ja ムジャーヒド (one who participates in a jihad) · de Dschihadistin f) (one who participates in a jihad) · ru басма́ч (one who participates in a jihad) · cs džihádista (one who participates in a jihad) · it jihadista (one who participates in a jihad) · es muyahid (one who participates in a jihad) · ru моджахе́д (one who participates in a jihad) · fa مجاهد (one who participates in a jihad) · pt jihadista (one who participates in a jihad) · az cıhadçı (one who participates in a jihad) · el τζιχαντιστής (one who participates in a jihad)