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Definition of Martyr

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. --Spenser. Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. --Pope.

Meaning of Martyr from wikipedia

- A martyr (Gr****: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers ****cution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing...
- Martyr! is the 2024 debut novel by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. A New York Times bestseller and one of the paper's Best Books of the Year So Far...
- In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In the years of the early church, stories depict...
- cause. Martyr or martyrs may also refer to: Martyr (1927 film), a French silent film Martyr (2017 film), a Lebanese film by Mazen Khaled Martyrs (2008...
- Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (Gr****: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, romanized: Ioustinos ho martys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the...
- Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed in 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975)...
- A great martyr (also spelled greatmartyr or great-martyr) or megalomartyr (from Byzantine Gr**** μεγαλομάρτυς, megalomártus, from μέγας, mégas 'great' +...
- Martyr is a Canadian death metal band from Trois-Rivières, Québec. Their musical style consists of mostly progressive use of melodics and variations of...
- Martyr A.D. is an American metalcore band formed in late 1999 from former members of the band Disembodied. Joel Johnson (guitar), Tara Johnson (b****) and...
- psychology a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes ****ociated with the term "victim complex", desires the feeling of being a martyr for their own sake and...