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Etymology
From L. martyr#Latin|martyr < AGr. polytonic|μά���� (martyr), later form of polytonic|μά���� (martys) "witness".
Pronunciation
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t�(r)|-��(r)t�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- One who takes action according to his religious beliefs accepting that he will be killed by others; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
- (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly.
#: ''Stephen was a martyr to arthritis.
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|ش��د (šahīd) m
Bosnian: mu�enik m, šehit m
Chinese: �士 (lièshì); ���, ��� (shòu nà n zh�)
Croatian: mu�enik m
Czech: muÄ�ednÃk m
Dutch: martelaar m, martelares f
Finnish: marttyyri
French: martyr m, martyre f
German: Märtyrer m
Greek, Modern: μά����α� (mártiras) m
Hindi: शह�द (šahīd) m
Interlingua: martyr
Japanese: ��� (��������, junky�sha)
Korean: ��� (sun-gyoja)
Kurdish: �ehîd
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Persian: FAchar|ش��د (šahid)
Polish: m�czennik m
Portuguese: mártir
Russian: м��еник (mú�enik) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: м��еник m
:Roman: mu�enik m
Spanish: mártir m
Swedish: martyr
Turkish: �ehit
Urdu: URchar|ش��د (šahīd) m
Volapük: martüran
Verb
en-verb
- To put to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
- To persecute; to torment; to torture.
#: The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
#: Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. �Spenser
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Derived terms
martyrdom
protomartyr
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