Jihad
Pronunciation : Ji*had", Je*had"
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.
[Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. James Bryce.
[Ar. jihad.] (Moham.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913