Defenition of the word martyr
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Defenition of the word martyr
- A man who suffers for the sake of principle.
- A person who suffers for the sake of principle.
- one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
- kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
- make into a martyr
- one who suffers for the sake of principle
- torture and torment like a martyr
- kill as a martyr
Synonyms for the word martyr
Hyponyms for the word martyr
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- Becket
- George
- Jeanne d'Arc
- Joan of Arc
- Laurentius
- Lawrence
- polycarp
- Saint George
- Saint Joan
- Saint Lawrence
- saint polycarp
- Saint Thomas a Becket
- shaheed
- St. George
- St. Lawrence
- st. polycarp
- St. Thomas a Becket
- St. Vitus
- Thomas a Becket
- Tindal
- Tindale
- Tyndale
- Vitus
- William Tindal
- William Tindale
- William Tyndale
Hypernyms for the word martyr
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- excruciate
- kill
- torment
- torture
- victim
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