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islamic jihad meaning and definition
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Definition of Islamic Jihad (noun)
- a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
- an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
- "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"
- synonyms: al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest
Source: Princeton University Wordnet