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English words, with meanings in Nepali. नेपाली

ENGLISH → NEPALI

heathendom

/ˈhiː.ðn̩.dəm/noun
01
noun

विशेष रूपमा, गैर-ईसाई संसार; जहाँ ईसाई धर्म प्रमुख छैन।

Specifically, the non-Christian world; territories where Christianity is not the dominant religion.

In a sentence

The Crusaders meant to wrest Jerusalem from heathendom, but they managed to pillage a number of lands in Christendom along the way.

क्रुसेडरहरूको मनसाय यरुशलेमलाई मूर्तिपूजक संसारबाट खोस्नु थियो, तर बाटोमा उनीहरू ईसाई जगतका धेरै भूभाग लुट्न सफल भए।

A note on usage

dated; uncountable; usually

02
noun

मूर्तिपूजक हुनुको अवस्था।

The state of being heathen.

In a sentence

The priest argued to the king that unless clerics accompanied the colony ship, the colony would soon descend into heathendom and barbarity.

पादरीले राजासँग तर्क गरे कि यदि पादरीहरू उपनिवेशको जहाजसँगै गएनन् भने उपनिवेश चाँडै मूर्तिपूजा र बर्बरतामा डुब्नेछ।

A note on usage

uncountable; usually

03
noun

कुनै एक धर्म वा मतको दृष्टिकोणबाट, बाँकी संसार जसले त्यो मत वा धर्म मान्दैन।

From one religion's or creed's perspective, the rest of the world that does not follow that creed or religion.

In a sentence

My aunt considered all of Europe to be heathendom, and refused to visit us in Amsterdam on religious grounds.

मेरी काकीले सारा युरोप मूर्तिपूजक ठान्थिन्, र धार्मिक कारणले एम्स्टरड्याममा हामीलाई भेट्न आउन इन्कार गरिन्।

A note on usage

uncountable; usually