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Martyr

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Noun

1. martyr, sufferer

one who suffers for the sake of principle

2. martyr

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

Verb

3. martyr

kill as a martyr

Example Sentences:
'Saint Sebastian was martyred'

4. martyr, martyrise, martyrize

torture and torment like a martyr

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Martyr

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noun
1. 
a person who suffers death rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs
2. 
a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause, belief, etc
3. 
a person who suffers from poor health, misfortune, etc
he's a martyr to rheumatism
4. facetious or derogatory
a person who feigns suffering to gain sympathy, help, etc
verb also: martyrize, martyrise (ˈmɑːtɪˌraɪz) (transitive)
5. 
to kill as a martyr
6. 
to make a martyr of

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Martyr

see synonyms of martyr
noun
1. 
a. 
any of those persons who choose to suffer or die rather than give up their faith or principles
b. 
any person tortured or killed because of his or her beliefs
2. 
a person who suffers great pain or misery for a long time
3. 
a person who assumes an attitude of self-sacrifice or suffering in order to arouse feelings of pity, guilt, etc. in others
verb transitive
4. 
to put to death or torture for adherence to a belief
5. 
to torture; make suffer greatly; persecute

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Martyr

see synonyms of martyr
n.
1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.
2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.
3.
a. One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis.
b. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.
tr.v. mar·tyred, mar·tyr·ing, mar·tyrs
1. To make a martyr of, especially to put to death for devotion to religious beliefs.
2. To inflict great pain on; torment.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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