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protomartyr

pro·to·mar·tyr [ prṓtō mrtər ] (plural pro·to·mar·tyrs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. first Christian martyr: St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

2. first martyr for cause: the first person to die for a cause

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