jihad
noun
spiritual striving against moral failings, undertaken as a religious duty by Muslims.
jihads
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pluralof jihad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Of these, almost 6,000 were from Europe, compared with around 700 between 1990 and 2010 for jihads like Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, and Iraq combined.
From Slate ● May 24, 2019
Play wrights Sanctuary directed Dr Larry Myers of St John s University goes directly to breaking news troubespots nd engages in dramatic arts jihads!
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2017
Federal agents complain that the Justice Department is unwilling to spend the money needed to endure a drawn-out war with Scientology or to fend off the cult's notorious jihads against individual agents.
From Time Magazine Archive
