martyr

mar·tyr  (märtr)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Late Greek martur, from Greek martus, martur-, witness.]

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martyr

Noun

1. a person who chooses to die rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs

2. a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause or belief

3. a martyr to suffering constantly from: a martyr to arthritis

Verb

to make a martyr of [Late Greek martur- witness]

martyrdom n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	martyr - one who suffers for the sake of principle sufferer shaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	2.	martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp - Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
Verb	1.	martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	martyr - torture and torment like a martyr martyrise, martyrize excruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

Translations

martyr [ˈmɑːtəʳ] n → mártir m/f

vt → martirizar

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martyr [ˈmɑːtəʳ] n → martyr(e)

vt → martyriser

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martyr [ˈmɑːtəʳ] n → Märtyrer(in) m(f)

vt → martern

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martyr [ˈmɑːtəʳ] n → martire m/f

vt → martirizzare

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martyr

n martyr [ˈmaːtə]

1 a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes St Joan is said to have been a martyr. martelaar شَهيد мъченик mučedník, -ice martyr der Märtyrer μάρτυρας mártir märter فدایی marttyyri martyr, yre קָדוֹש מְעוּנֶה युद्धविद्या žrtva vértanú, mártír sahid, martir píslarvottur martire 殉教者 순교자 kankinys moceklis mati syahid martelaar martyr męczennik mártir martir мученик mučeník, -ica mučenik mučenik martyr ผู้ยอมสละชีวิตเพื่อศาสนาหรือความเชื่อของตน şehit, inanç kurbanı 烈士 мученик شہید kẻ tử vì đạo 烈士

2 a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc She is a martyr to rheumatism. lyer شَهيدٌ لِ، ضَحِيَّه، شَخْص كثير المُعاناه من المَرَض болнав trpitel, -ka, oběť person, der er plaget af das Opfer αυτός που ταλαιπωρείται από κτ. mártir, víctima ohver جانباز uhri beaucoup de personne qui souffre סוֹבֵל, מְעוּנֶה चिररोगी mučenik, patnik vminek szenvedő áldozata penderita sakit atau kesusahan terus menerus langþjáður maður vittima 常に苦しむ人 만성 질환자 kentėtojas cietējs; upuris menderita sakit lijder offer ofiara mártir om chinuit de страдалец trpiteľ, -ka žrtev podložan person som plågas av sjukdom ผู้ทุกข์ทรมาน sürekli acı çeken kimse 長期受痛苦的人 мученик کسی مرض میں ہمیشہ مبتلا رہنے والا người mắc bệnh kinh niên 长期受痛苦的人

v

to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs Saint Joan was martyred by the English. tot martelaar gedood يَقْتُل بسبب العَقيدَه измъчвам (u)mučit gøre til martyr martern υποβάλλω σε μαρτύρια martirizar surnuks piinama شهید شدن surmata martyriser לַעֲנוֹת, לַהֲרוֹג בְּשֶל אֶמוּנָה शहीद करना, यातना देना, कष्ट देना žrtvovati (vértanúhalállal) megöl menjadikan martir deyða eða pína martirizzare 殉教させる 죽이다, 박해하다 pasmerkti kančioms/mirčiai, nukankinti nomocīt; likt mirt mocekļa nāvē dibunuh kerana mempertahankan agama de marteldood doen sterven la lide martyrdøden zadać śmierć męczeńską martirizar a martiriza (за)мучить (u)mučiť mučiti ubiti mučenički låta lida martyrdöden, pina, martera ฆ่าหรือทรมานด้วยเรื่องทางศาสนา şehit etmek 殺害或折磨(堅持某種信仰者) мучити کسی کو شہید کرنا hành hình hoặc hành hạ vì đạo 杀害或折磨（坚持某种信仰者）

n martyrdom

the suffering or death of a martyr. martelaarskap إسْتِشْهاد، عَذاب، شَهيد мъченичество mučednictví martyrium; martyrdød das Martyrium μαρτύριο, μαρτυρικός θάνατος martirio märtrisurm شهید martyyrikuolema martyre מוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים बलिदान žrtvovanje vértanúság kematian sahid píslarvætti martirio 殉教 순교, 박해 kankinio kančios/mirtis mocības; mocekļa nāve kematian syahid martelaarschap martyrdød, martyrium męczeństwo martírio martiriu мученичество mučeníctvo mučeništvo mučeništvo martyrskap, martyrdöd ความทุกข์ทรมาน şehitlik; ıstırap çekme 殉難，犧牲 мучеництво; муки شہادت sự chết hay hành hạ vì đạo 殉难，牺牲