Definition of jihadist in English:
jihadist
(also jehadist)
noun dʒɪˈhɑːdɪstdʒɪˈhɑdɪst
A person involved in a jihad; an Islamic militant.
a mission to recruit jihadists
as modifier a jihadist movement
Derivatives
noun
The most attention-grabbing child of this revolution has been jihadism.
Example sentencesExamples
- Of course invading, conquering, and occupying an Islamic state would substantially increase jihadism.
- Jihadism has attracted among its ranks the highly educated and seemingly most integrated members of the Muslim community.
- Back in the 1970s and 1980s, he was already a student of Jihadism.
- This book is the most balanced account of the phenomenon of contemporary jihadism to date.
- These men were radicalised and turned to jihadism here in Britain.