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IPA transcription: ['mɑɹtɚ]
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Noun
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one who suffers for the sake of principle
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one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
Verb
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kill as a martyr
“Saint Sebastian was martyred”
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torture and torment like a martyr
Usage examples
- The last chapters concern the author's impressions drawn from these martyrdoms.
- Nostalgic for the tradition of martyrdom, he saw withdrawal and asceticism as an alternative.
- Justin Martyr is probably the first "Church Father" to quote John's gospel.
- See List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation.
- About this time he ordained to the ministry his friend the martyrologist John Foxe.
- Her martyrdom is described in her confessor Jacob's hagiographic work.
- A postage stamp was issued by Bangladesh in honor of his martyrdom.
- In the altar are found relics of the martyrs Boniface, Clement and Blandinia.
- Forest Home Cemetery is home to the famous "Haymarket Martyrs' Monument".
- Instead, he explained that martyrdom is devoting oneself to service to humanity.