martyr
1.
(
verb
) make into a martyr
Synonyms:
martyrize
Related Words:
excruciate
,
torment
,
torture
2.
(
verb
) kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
Related Words:
kill
3.
(
noun
) one who suffers for the sake of principle
Synonyms:
sufferer
Related Words:
victim
4.
(
noun
) one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
Related Words:
Becket
,
George
,
Saint George
,
Saint Thomas a Becket
,
Thomas a Becket
,
victim
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