jihadist
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jihadist
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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.
noun jihadists
- 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). […] 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.
adjective more jihadist · most jihadist
- Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism, which advocates armed jihad.
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noun one who participates in a jihad
| Español | muyahid, yihadista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무자헤딘 mujahedin, 무자히드 mujahideu |
| 日本語 | ムジャーヒディーン mujāhidīn, ムジャーヒド mujāhido |
| 中文 | 聖戰者 /圣战者 shèngzhànzhě, 聖戰士 /圣战士 shèngzhànshì |
| हिन्दी | मुजाहिद mujāhid, जिहादी jihādī |
| Kiswahili | mwanajihadi |
| Português | jihadista, jihadi |
| Français | moudjahid, mujâhid, djihadiste, jihadiste |
| Deutsch | Dschihadist, Dschihadistin f), Mudschahed, Gotteskrieger, Gotteskriegerin |
| Italiano | jihadista |
| Ελληνικά | τζιχαντιστής tzichantistís |
| Română | jihadist, djihadist |
| Русский | моджахе́д modžaxéd, душма́н dušmán, басма́ч basmáč |
| العربية | مُجَاهِد mujāhid |
| עברית | מוג׳אהדין |
adj pertaining to the doctrine of jihadism
| हिन्दी | जिहादी jihādī |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kijihadi |
| Deutsch | dschihadistisch, jihadistisch |
| Ελληνικά | τζιχαντιστικός tzichantistikós |
| العربية | جهاديّ, جِهَادِيَّة jihādiyya |
Talk about this word "jihadist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jihadist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jihadist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jihadist "jihadist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jihadist.Cite this
@misc{jihadist_2026,
title = {jihadist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jihadist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
