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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•tyr /ˈmɑrtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religionone who willingly suffers death rather than give up his or her religion:early Christian martyrs.
- one who suffers for a cause.
- one who undergoes suffering.
v. [~ + object] - to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death.
- to torment; torture.
mar•tyr•dom /ˈmɑrtɚdəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mar•tyr (mär′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause:a martyr to the cause of social justice.
- a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering:a martyr to severe headaches.
- a person who seeks sympathy or attention by feigning or exaggerating pain, deprivation, etc.
v.t. - to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death.
- to torment or torture.
- Late Greek mártyr, variant of Greek mártys, mártyros witness; (verb, verbal) Middle English martiren, Old English martyrian, derivative of noun, nominal
- Late Latin
- (noun, nominal) Middle English marter, Old English martyr bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: martyr /ˈmɑːtə/ n - a person who suffers death rather than renounce his religious beliefs
- a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause, belief, etc
- a person who suffers from poor health, misfortune, etc: he's a martyr to rheumatism
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Also: 'martyrˌize, 'martyrˌise (transitive)- to kill as a martyr
- to make a martyr of
Etymology: Old English martir, from Church Latin martyr, from Late Greek martur-, martus witnessˌmartyriˈzation, ˌmartyriˈsation n |