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jihadist, n. and a.
Brit. |dʒɪˈhadɪst|, |dʒɪˈhɑːdɪst|, U.S. |dʒiˈhɑdəst|, |dʒəˈhɑdəst|
Forms: 19– jehadist, 19– jihadist [Also with capital initial.]
[‹ jihad n. + -ist suffix.]
A. n. A person who advocates or takes part in a jihad.
1967Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 8 395 There is not a hint of reformism..in the writings or actions of the leading jihadists. 1989Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 9 July A Mid-East war, which cannot but involve the main target of the jihadists—Israel. 2003India Today (Nexis) 13 Oct. 84 How would such a man, a charmer, grow into a wily kidnapper, a jehadist, Osama bin Laden's ‘favourite son’?
B. adj. Relating to or advocating a jihad; of or relating to jihadists.
1970Amer. Hist. Rev. 75 1906 Stimulated by religious duty and a military tradition enhanced by an imaginative ‘Jihadist’ literature. 1994Mideast Mirror (Nexis) 8 Sept. The IJP..would ‘continue its jihadist operations regardless of the challenges and difficulties’. 2002Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Mar. w10/4 In the impoverished Fergana Valley,..jihadist revolutionaries proliferate and command increasing loyalty. |