[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jihad \jihad"\, jehad \jehad"\, n. ar. jih=ad. 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.
   webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

jihad
     n 1: a holy war waged by muslims against infidels syn: jehad,
          international jihad
     2: a holy struggle or striving by a muslim for a moral or
        spiritual or political goal syn: jehad
see also:
jehad international jihad 

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