different between jihadist vs mujahideen

jihadist

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

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mujahideen

English

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Alternative forms

  • mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujaheddin, mujahedin, mujahidin

Etymology

Arabic ???????????? (muj?hid?n), plural of ????????? (muj?hid, fighter, freedom fighter, warrior, struggler).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /mu?d??h??din/

Noun

mujahideen

  1. (Islam) plural of mujahid Muslim holy warriors engaged in a jihad.

Translations

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