martyr /märˈtər/

1. A person bearing witness to his or her religious beliefs by refusing to renounce them in death
2. A person who suffers for his or her beliefs
3. A person who suffers, or pretends to suffer, greatly from any cause, a victim

1. To make a martyr of, esp by putting to death
2. To torture

marˈtyrdom noun

1. The state of being a martyr
2. The sufferings or death of a martyr
3. Torment generally

martyrium /mär-tērˈi-əm/ noun (pl martyria) (Latin)

Same as martyry below

martyrīzāˈtion or martyrīsāˈtion noun

marˈtyrize or marˈtyrise transitive verb

1. To offer as a sacrifice
2. To cause to suffer martyrdom
3. To martyr

martyrologˈical adjective

martyrolˈogist noun

martyrolˈogy noun

1. A history of martyrs
2. A discourse on martyrdom
3. An official list of martyrs

marˈtyry noun

A shrine, chapel or monument erected in memory of a martyr

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