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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jihad \Ji*had"\, Jehad \Je*had"\, n. [Ar. jih[=a]d.] (Moham.) A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief. [Their] courage in war . . . had not like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it --James Bryce. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jehad n : a holy war by Muslims against unbelievers [syn: {jihad}]
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