djihad

dʒihad

Definition

Definition of djihad - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

spiritualitéeffort spirituel que chaque musulman doit faire contre ses passions

Le djihad intérieur consiste à combattre ses mauvais instincts.

guerre défensivecombat armé pour défendre le territoire de l'Islam

Les soldats partent au djihad pour protéger leur terre sainte.

guerre sainte

croisadelutte ou guerre menée pour des raisons religieuses

Ce mouvement prêche un djihad contre les infidèles.

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Origin of djihad

arabe, jihād (lutte, effort)

Terms with djihad included in their meaning

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djihadiste

combattant

personne qui mène le djihad armé pour défendre l'islam

djihadiste

adj.

religion

qui concerne le djihad ou s'y rapporte

Examples of djihad in a sentence

Elle considère la patience comme une forme de djihad.
Certains chefs religieux ont appelé au djihad contre l'envahisseur.
Le roman raconte l'histoire d'un jeune homme engagé dans le djihad.
Ils ont déclaré le djihad contre leurs ennemis.
Le roman raconte l’histoire d’un jeune engagé dans le djihad.

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English:spiritual struggle, jihad, ...
German:Dschihad, heiliger Krieg, ...
Italian:jihad interiore, jihad, ...
Spanish:yihad interior, yihad, ...
Portuguese:jihad, guerra santa, ...
Chinese:内在圣战, 圣战, ...
Japanese:ジハード, 聖戦, ...
Arabic:جهاد النفس, جهاد, ...
Hebrew:גִ'הָאד, גִ׳יהָאד, ...
Russian:джихад, священная война, ...
Ukrainian:джихад, священна війна, ...
Catalan:jihad, gihad, ...
Danish:jihad, hellig krig, ...
Dutch:jihad, heilige oorlog, ...
Greek:πνευματικός αγώνας, τζιχάντ, ...
Hungarian:dzsihád, fegyveres harc az iszlám területének védelméért, ...
Khmer:ជីហាត, សង្គ្រាមបរិសុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:지하드, 성전, ...
Polish:dżihad, święta wojna, ...
Portuguese (BR):jihad, guerra santa, ...
Romanian:jihad interior, jihad, ...
Swedish:jihad, heligt krig, ...
Thai:ญิฮาด, สงครามศักดิ์สิทธิ์, ...
Turkish:cihat, kutsal savaş, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc đấu tranh nội tâm, thánh chiến, ...

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