martyr

[Mar·tyr]

Someone who suffers, or is even killed, for his or her political or religious beliefs is called a martyr.

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One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Noun
one who suffers for the sake of principle

Noun
one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion

Verb
torture and torment like a martyr

Verb
kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

n.
One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

n.
Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.

v. t.
To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

v. t.
To persecute; to torment; to torture.

Martyr

Mar"tyr , n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm&rsdot; to remember, E. memory.] 1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer.

To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death

2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.

Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr !

Martyr

Mar"tyr , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martyred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Martyring.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson. 2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. Chaucer.

The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart.

Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone.

One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

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Usage Examples

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

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