jihadism

English

Etymology

Late 1970s, from jihad +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/, /d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd.ɪz.əm/

Noun

jihadism (usually uncountable, plural jihadisms)

  1. The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.
    • 1983, Research in social anthropology, 1975-1980[1]:
      The twin institutions of mahdist jihadism and radical puritanical sufism
    • 2009 February 4, Jonathan Freedland, “As British Jews come under attack, the liberal left must not remain silent”, in The Guardian[2]:
      Liberals rightly recoil from the constant pressure on Muslims to explain themselves and denounce jihadism or even islamism.

Derived terms

Translations

Swedish

Etymology

jihad +‎ -ism

Noun

jihadism c

  1. jihadism

Declension

Declension of jihadism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jihadism jihadisms
definite jihadismen jihadismens
plural indefinite
definite