martyred


mar·tyr

M0128800 (mär′tər)n.1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.3. a. One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis.b. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.tr.v. mar·tyred, mar·tyr·ing, mar·tyrs 1. To make a martyr of, especially to put to death for devotion to religious beliefs.2. To inflict great pain on; torment.
[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Late Greek martur, from Greek martus, martur-, witness.]

martyred

(ˈmɑːtəd) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) having suffered death rather than renounce religious beliefs2. having suffered greatly or having died for a cause, belief, etc3. censorious feigning suffering to gain sympathy, help, etc
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