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Noun

jihadism ‎(usually uncountable, plural jihadisms)

1. The ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism that advocates armed jihad.
   • 1983, Research in social anthropology, 1975-1980:

     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:

     Liberals rightly recoil from the constant pressure on Muslims to explain themselves and denounce jihadism or even islamism.

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• jihadist

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