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| mar·tyr [ mrtər ] |
noun (plural mar·tyrs) |
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1. somebody put to death: somebody who chooses to die rather than deny a strongly held belief, especially a religious belief
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2. somebody who makes sacrifices: somebody who makes sacrifices or suffers greatly in order to advance a cause or principle
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3. somebody in pain: somebody who experiences frequent or constant pain from something
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4. somebody seeking attention: a frequent complainer who hopes to elicit sympathy from others
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verb (past and past participle mar·tyred, present participle mar·tyr·ing, 3rd person present singular mar·tyrs) |
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1. transitive verb kill somebody for holding beliefs: to kill somebody for refusing to deny a strongly held belief, especially a religious belief
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2. mar·tyr your·self vr make sacrifices for something: to bring difficulties, suffering, or hardship on yourself for something
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| [Pre-12th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< Greek martur "witness"] |
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  mar·tyr·dom noun |
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