Movement of Holy Warriors
- noun
- NSFW
- The government declared the Movement of Holy Warriors to be a banned terrorist organization.
Examples
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Reports indicate that the Movement of Holy Warriors was involved in recent attacks in Kashmir.
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The Movement of Holy Warriors was founded in the 1980s.
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Many international agencies keep a close watch on the activities of the Movement of Holy Warriors.
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Many people are concerned about the Movement of Holy Warriors activities.
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Reports indicate that the Movement of Holy Warriors was involved in recent attacks in Kashmir.
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Many international agencies keep a close watch on the activities of the Movement of Holy Warriors.
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The government declared the Movement of Holy Warriors to be a banned terrorist organization.
Synonyms
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A group from Pakistan that uses violence for political goals in Kashmir
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A Pakistani Islamic armed group called a terrorist group that wants the area to join Pakistan
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An Islamic armed group from Pakistan and Afghanistan that fights in Kashmir and is called a terrorist group
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An Islamic armed group from Pakistan that fights in Kashmir and wants Kashmir to join Pakistan
An armed Islamic group from Pakistan that uses violence for political aims, active mainly in Kashmir
An armed Muslim group from Pakistan that fought in Afghanistan and was called a terrorist group
Surface Forms
Morphology
movement + of + holy + warrior
The phrase is compositionally clear: a B1 learner who knows 'movement', 'holy', and 'warrior' will infer a group of religious fighters or a religious militant movement. However, the MWE here names a specific organization with historical, geographic, and political/terrorist connotations (founding in Pakistan, operations in Kashmir) that are not recoverable from the constituents alone, so full meaning and referent require prior exposure.
Etymology
Movement of Holy Warriors is a direct name: movement means a group and holy warriors are fighters who see their fight as a 'religious duty'. The name was taken by an armed group in Pakistan, so today it is used to refer to that militant organization.