martyr – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
martyr
n.
one who chooses to die or be put to death rather than renounce his faith; one who suffers greatly
v.
make into a martyr; execute on religious grounds; torture; persecute
Martyr
A
martyr (
Greek: μάρτυς,
mártys, "witness";
stem μάρτυρ-,
mártyr-) is somebody who suffers
persecution and/or death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, and/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. Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, it is now often used also used for people imprisoned or executed for espousing a
political cause.
martyr
Noun
1. one who suffers for the sake of principle
(synonym) sufferer
(hypernym) victim
(hyponym) shaheed
2. one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
(hypernym) victim
(hyponym) Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket
Verb
1. kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
(hypernym) kill
2. torture and torment like a martyr
(synonym) martyrize, martyrise
(hypernym) torture, excruciate, torment
martyr
adj.
martyred
martyr
nm.
martyr, one who chooses to die or be put to death rather than renounce his faith; one who suffers greatly
martyr
n.
mučedník, mučednice
