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shaheed

shaheed

1 9.9
A person who dies for their religion and is honored, often in Islam
  • noun
  • /ʃɑːˈhiːd/
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  • Her address to SEDOS was at the Vatican in 2002, along with Imam Judge David Shaheed (Indianapolis), on Muslim-Catholic dialogue in the U.S.
  • shaheed, or martyr

Examples

  • In Islamic tradition, a shaheed is someone who dies fighting for their faith and is celebrated as a martyr.

  • Shaheed Villanueva was outside the gate of a friend's home on Hegeman Ave. near Fountain Ave. in East New York around 5:40 p.m.

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  • We brought you the remains of Shaheed niazof.

    Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)

  • Bhatt has become revered in the post-1990 context as the father of the nation and a great martyr, Shaheed-e-Azam.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The community gathers every year to honor the shaheed who sacrificed their life for the cause of justice.

  • Many view those who die for their beliefs as shaheed, gaining respect and reverence among their followers.

Synonyms

martyr
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95 7.3

A person killed for their religious or political beliefs

is a holy figure who dies specifically for religious faith often in Islam

Surface Forms

shaheed singular
shaheeds plural

Etymology

The word shaheed comes from the Arabic shahid, which means 'witness', and is like the English word witness. A helpful way to remember it is that a shaheed 'witnesses' their faith by giving their life for it, so the word now means 'martyr'.