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

• Salafi jihadism

Related terms

• jihadist

Translations

ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism

• Arabic: جِهَادِيَّة (jihādiyya)
• Catalan: gihadisme (ca) m
• Dutch: jihadisme (nl)
• French: jihadisme m
• German: Dschihadismus (de) m, Jihadismus (de) m, Gotteskriegertum n
• Hindi: जिहाद m (jihād), जिहाद् (hi) m (jihād)
• Italian: jihadismo m
• Portuguese: jihadismo m
• Spanish: yihadismo (es) m
• Swedish: jihadism (sv) c

Swedish

Noun

jihadism c

1. jihadism

Declension

Declension of jihadism
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jihadism	jihadismen	—	—
Genitive	jihadisms	jihadismens	—	—

Related terms

• jihad
• jihadist
• jihadistisk