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.] |
martyr [ˈmɑːtə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who suffers death rather than renounce his religious beliefs
2. a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause, belief, etc.
3. a person who suffers from poor health, misfortune, etc. he's a martyr to rheumatism
4. Facetious or derogatory a person who feigns suffering to gain sympathy, help, etc.
vb also 'martyr"ize, 'martyr"ise (tr)
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to kill as a martyr
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to make a martyr of
[Old English martir, from Church Latin martyr, from Late Greek martur-, martus witness]
martyrization , martyrisation n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  martyr - one who suffers for the sake of principleshaheed - 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 excruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible" |
martyr
verb put to death, make a martyr of, martyrize (rare) St. Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.
be a martyr to something suffer from, be troubled by, be afflicted with, be seriously affected by, be a sufferer from He's still a martyr to that painful right elbow.
Translations
martyr [ˈmɑːrtər]
martyr
n → Märtyrer(in) m(f); he was a martyr to the cause of civil rights → er wurde zum Märtyrer für die Sache der Bürgerrechtsbewegung; to be a martyr to arthritis → entsetzlich unter Arthritis zu leiden haben; there’s no need to make a martyr of yourself (inf) → du brauchst hier nicht den Märtyrer zu spielen (inf)
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 personne qui souffre beaucoup de סוֹבֵל, מְעוּנֶה चिररोगी mučenik, patnik vminek szenvedő áldozata penderita sakit atau kesusahan terus menerus langþjáður maður vittima 常に苦しむ人 (병 등에) 끊임없이 시달리는 사람 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 순교자(희생자)로서 죽이다 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 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
martyr → شهيد mučedník martyr Märtyrer μάρτυρας mártir marttyyri martyr mučenik martire 殉教者 순교자 martelaar martyr męczennik mártir мученик martyr ผู้ยอมเสียสละชีวิตเพื่อศาสนาหรือความเชื่อของตน şehit người tử vì đạo 烈士
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