jihad
noun/dʒɪˈhɑd/
Frequency rank: #7,755 most common English word
Meaning
A struggle or striving in the way of God; in Islam, it can refer to an inner moral effort or, in some contexts, an armed holy war.
Example sentence
The cleric spoke about jihad as an inner spiritual struggle to become a better person.
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