noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/d͡ʒɪˈhæd.ɪz.əm/
/d͡ʒɪˈhɑːd.ɪz.əm/
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noun
Meaning 1
The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad and hostility against non-believers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Late 1970s, from jihad + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
جِهَادِيَّة
(jihādiyya)
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Catalan:
gihadisme
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Dutch:
jihadisme
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
French:
jihadisme
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
German:
Dschihadismus
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
German:
Jihadismus
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
German:
Gotteskriegertum
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Hindi:
जिहाद
(jihād)
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Hindi:
जिहाद्
(jihād)
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Italian:
jihadismo
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Polish:
dżihadyzm
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Portuguese:
jihadismo
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Spanish:
yihadismo
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Swedish:
jihadism
— ideological movement within modern Islamism
Turkish:
cihatçılık
— ideological movement within modern Islamism