jehad
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Your ancestors conquered this area less than two centuries ago in a jehad led by Othman Dan.
From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack
The fact is that all the Mohammedan world was in a state of restless activity, as the jehad, or holy war, was being preached.
From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore
Even W. L. George, potentially a novelist of sound consideration, drops his craft for the jehad of the suffragettes.
From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
"Believe it or not, Ali wants a jehad."
From Sjambak by Vance, Jack
The city was simply swarming with budmashes, and it was said that the priests had begun to preach a jehad against the British raj.
From The Keeper of the Door by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)
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