jihadism
English
Etymology
jihad + -ism Coined in the late 1970s, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic جِهَاد (jihād) + -ism, based on the earlier (1960s) adjective jihadist.
Noun
jihadism (usually uncountable, plural jihadisms)
- The ideological movement within modern Islamism that advocates armed jihad.
- 1983, Research in social anthropology, 1975-1980[1]:
- 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[2]:
- Liberals rightly recoil from the constant pressure on Muslims to explain themselves and denounce jihadism or even islamism.
Related terms
Translations
ideological movement within modern Islamic fundamentalism
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