jehad

3 definitions found

jehad - 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.]

  jehad \jehad\ n.
     Same as jihad.
  
     Syn: jihad.
          [WordNet 1.5]

jehad - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]