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Taxonomy vs Jihad - What's the difference?

taxonomy | jihad |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and jihad

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while jihad is a holy war undertaken by muslims.

As a verb jihad is

to participate in a jihad.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    jihad

    English

    (wikipedia jihad)

    Alternative forms

    * jehad

    Noun

    (en noun) ("jihad on Wikiquote")
  • A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
  • * 1938 , "Holy War", Time , 22 Aug 1938:
    • Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad .
  • * 1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 26:
    • Small groups of killers, the scent of blood in their nostrils, now fanned out by taxi, bicycle or even on horseback into the surrounding countryside, spreading the word that a general jihad , or ‘holy war’, had broken out.
  • * 2013 , Mona Mahmood & Ian Black, The Guardian , 8 May 2013:
    • The Jabhat al-Nusra media, with songs about jihad and martyrdom, is extremely influential.
  • An aggressive campaign for an idea.
  • a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
    • (-)

    Verb

    (jihad)
  • To participate in a jihad

    • See also

    * Crusade * holy war * infidel

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