mar·tyr (mär t r)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. [Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Late Greek martur, from Greek martus, martur-, witness.] |
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