word
Jihad
JEE-had
/ˈdʒiːhæd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
jihad
Dictionary meaning
A holy striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal.
Examples
- It was my jihad to help the poor in our city.
- Radical muslims sometimes refer to their actions as being part of a jihad.
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