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martyr

2 entries found.



Main Entry:
1mar·tyr Listen to the pronunciation of 1martyr
Pronunciation:
\ˈmär-tər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek martyr-, martys witness
Date:
before 12th century
1: a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion2: a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle3: victim; especially : a great or constant sufferer <a martyr to asthma all his life — A. J. Cronin>
mar·tyr·i·za·tion Listen to the pronunciation of martyrization \ˌmär-tə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
mar·tyr·ize Listen to the pronunciation of martyrize \ˈmär-tə-ˌrīz\ transitive verb


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