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Etymology
From L. martyr#Latin|martyr < AGr. polytonic|μάÏÏÏ
Ï (martyr), later form of polytonic|μάÏÏÏ
Ï (martys) "witness".
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-martyr.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉË(r)tÉ(r)|-ÉË(r)tÉ(r)
Noun
en-noun
- One who takes action according to his religious beliefs accepting that he will be killed by others; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
- (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly.
#: ''Stephen was a martyr to arthritis.
Translations
Arabic: ARchar|Ø´ÙÙد (Å¡ahÄ«d) m
Bosnian: muÄenik m, Å¡ehit m
Chinese: ç士 (lièshì); åé£è
, åé¾è
(shòu nà n zhÄ)
Croatian: muÄenik m
Czech: muÄednÃk m
Dutch: martelaar m, martelares f
Finnish: marttyyri
French: martyr m, martyre f
German: Märtyrer m
Greek, Modern: μάÏÏÏ
ÏÎ±Ï (mártiras) m
Hindi: शहà¥à¤¦ (Å¡ahÄ«d) m
Interlingua: martyr
Japanese: æ®æè
(ãã
ãããããã, junkyÅsha)
Korean: ìêµì (sun-gyoja)
Kurdish: Åehîd
mid
Persian: FAchar|Ø´ÙÛد (Å¡ahid)
Polish: mÄczennik m
Portuguese: mártir
Russian: мÑÑеник (múÄenik) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мÑÑеник m
:Roman: muÄenik m
Spanish: mártir m
Swedish: martyr
Turkish: Åehit
Urdu: URchar|Ø´ÛÛد (Å¡ahÄ«d) m
Volapük: martüran
Verb
en-verb
- To put to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
- To persecute; to torment; to torture.
#: The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
#: Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. âSpenser
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Derived terms
martyrdom
protomartyr
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