[syn: jihad, jehad]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
jehad \jehad\ n.
Same as jihad.
Syn: jihad.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jehad
n 1: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: jihad,
jehad, international jihad]
2: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or
spiritual or political goal [syn: jihad, jehad]