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jihadist

The origin and history of jihadist.

Etymology

Jihadist is built from jihad with the suffix -ist added. The noun is recorded from the 1910s for someone taking part in a jihad, while the adjective use for the jihadist movement developed later, from the 1960s.

Origin: English

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