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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | martyrise, martyrize |
| Type of | excruciate, torment, torture |
martyr::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | victim |
| Has types | saint polycarp, polycarp, st. polycarp |
| Derivation | martyrize, martyrdom |
Examples of martyr
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Neda is already being hailed as a martyr, a second important concept in Shi'ism.
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Sometimes it is an incident, or, better yet, an incident that involves a martyr.
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He ran on his wife's illness as a martyr while cheating on her at the same time.
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Flash is seen as the martyr at the altar of freedom, which is absolutely untrue.
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God bless all our great people and first you, you martyr of freedom and dignity.
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The old lady's picture in the papers made almost too pat a portrait of a martyr.
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This definition of martyr is not specifically restricted to the Christian faith.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The intensity of his convictions led him to be a firebrand, a leader, a martyr.
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It would turn the martyr into somebody who presumes way too much about himself.
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- One who suffers for the sake of principle
- Kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
- One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
- Torture and torment like a martyr
- A martyr (Greek: u03BCu03ACu03C1u03C4u03C5u03C2, mu00E1rtys, "witness"; stem u03BCu03ACu03C1u03C4u03C5u03C1-, mu00E1rtyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party. This refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of the martyr by the oppressor...
- Martyr is a Canadian death metal band from Trois-Riviu00E8res, Quu00E9bec, founded in 1994 by brothers Daniel and Franu00E7ois Mongrain. Their musical style consist of mostly progressive use of melodics and variations of thrash and death metal influences.
- Martyr was Morning Again's second release on Good Life Recordings, comprising five new songs as well as two songs taken from the previously released split with Shoulder. ...
- Shahid and Shaheed (Arabic: u0634u0647u064Au062Fu200Eu200E u0161ahu012Bd, plural: u0634u064Fu0647u064Eu062Fu064Eu0627u0621 u0161uhadu0101u02BEu00A0) originates from the Quranic Arabic word meaning "witness" and is also used to denote a "martyr". It is used as a honorific for Muslims who have died fulfilling a religious commandment, especially those who die wielding jihad, or historically in the military expansion of Islam. The act of martyrdom is istishhad.
- "Martyr" is the 45th UK single by Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single intended to promote the new compilation, The Best Of, Volume 1, that was released on November 13, 2006. The single was released on October 30, 2006 in three formats: CD single, CD maxi and DVD single. ...
