martyr meaning in Nepali
शहीद
/ˈmɑːtə(ɹ)/
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martyr in Nepali: शहीद, शहीदलाई. In English, martyr means one who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
Nepali words for martyr
- शहीद, शहीदलाई
English meaning of martyr
- noun One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
- noun One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
- noun One who suffers greatly or constantly, even involuntarily.
- noun Someone who exaggerates their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.
martyr in a sentence
- The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris is a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.
- You have a great life! Stop trying to play the martyr!
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Questions about martyr in Nepali
- What is the meaning of martyr in Nepali?
- Martyr in Nepali is शहीद, शहीदलाई.
- martyr को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
- Martyr: शहीद, शहीदलाई.
- What does martyr mean in English?
- Martyr means one who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
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Nepali words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “martyr”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: martyr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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