islamic jihad

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsHizballahHezbollahHizbollahHizbullahLebanese HizballahParty of GodIslamic Jihad for the Liberation of PalestineRevolutionary Justice OrganizationOrganization of the Oppressed on Earth

   Broaderterrorist organization

   Lebanon · terrorism

2. 2.

   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”

   Synonymsal-JihadEgyptian Islamic JihadVanguards of Conquest

   Broaderterrorist organization

   Egypt · terrorism

Questions about islamic jihad

What does islamic jihad mean?

islamic jihad means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for islamic jihad?

Close synonyms include Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is islamic jihad a common word?

islamic jihad is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.