different between jihadist vs mujahid

English

Etymology

jihad +? -ist. Attested from the 1910s in the sense of "a mujahid".[1]The adjectival sense of "pertaining to the jihadist movement" is from the 1960s.[2][3][4].

Noun

jihadist (plural jihadists)

1. One who participates in a jihad; a mujahid.

Synonyms

• mujahid, jihadi, takfiri

Translations

Adjective

jihadist (comparative more jihadist, superlative most jihadist)

1. Pertaining to the Islamic fundamentalist doctrine of jihadism.

Translations

Anagrams

• ijtihads

English

Wikiquote

Etymology

From Arabic ????????? (muj?hid), derived from the active participle of ???????? (j?hada, “to strive in the cause of God”) (verbal noun: ??????? (jih?d, “to strive in the cause of God as a religious duty”)), from the root ? ? ?? (j-h-d).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??d???h?d/

Noun

mujahid (plural mujahideen or mujahidin or mujahids)

1. (Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

Synonyms

• jihadist, jihadi

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

mujahid m, f (plural mujahids)

1. (Islam) mujahid (Muslim engaging in jihad)

   Synonyms: jihadi, jihadista