Understanding the meaning of martyr

martyr

/'mɑrtər/

noun
one who suffers for the sake of principle
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Similar:

sufferer

type of:
victim
verb
torture and torment like a martyr
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Similar:

martyrise martyrize

type of:
excruciate torment torture
verb
kill as a martyr
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"Saint Sebastian was martyred"

type of:
kill
noun
one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
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type of:
victim

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