şehit — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
şehit is used for these senses in English:
- martyr 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.
- martyr (by extension) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
- martyr (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
- shaheed An Islamic or Sikh martyr, one who has died fulfilling a religious commandment and is thus promised a place in Paradise.
martyr — full definition
- noun A person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
- noun Someone who exaggerates their suffering to win sympathy or attention.
- verb To kill or persecute someone for their beliefs, or to sacrifice oneself for a cause.