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English [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From Middle English < Old English , itself from Latin martyr < Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (martyr ), later form of μάρτυς (martys ) "witness".
Pronunciation [ ]
enPR : märʹ-tər , IPA : /ˈmɑrtər/ , SAMPA : /"mArt@r/
( AU ) IPA : [ˈmaː.tə(ɹ)] , [ˈmaː.ɾə(ɹ)]
( UK ) IPA : [ˈmɑː.tə(ɹ)]
( US ) IPA : [ˈmɑɹ.tɚ] , [ˈmɑɹ.ɾɚ]
Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tə(r)
Noun [ ]
Singular
Martyr
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One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr .
( by extension ) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or what is of great value to him or her, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
(with a prepositional phrase of cause ) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.
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martyr complex
martyrdom
martyress
martyrial
martyrish
martyrizate
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martyrize
martyrizer
martyrly
martyrolatry
martyrless
martyrship
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Related terms [ ]
martyrion
martyrium
martyrologe
martyrologue
martyrology
martyry
protomartyr
Translations [ ]
one willing to be killed for religion (shahid)
Arabic: شهید ar (ar) (shahiid) m. , شهيدة ar (ar) (shahiida) f. (plural: شهداء ar (ar) (shuhadaa') m. pl. )
Armenian: մարտիրոս hy (hy) (martiros), նահատակ hy (hy) (nahatak), վկա hy (hy) (vka)
Catalan : màrtir ca (ca) m. and f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 烈士 cmn (cmn) (lièshì), 沙希德 cmn (cmn) (shāxīdé)
Czech: mučedník cs (cs) m.
Dutch: martelaar nl (nl) m. , martelares nl (nl) f.
Estonian: märter et (et)
Finnish: marttyyri fi (fi)
French: martyr fr (fr) m. , chahîd fr (fr) m. , chahid fr (fr) m.
German: Märtyrer de (de) m.
Hebrew: שהיד he (he) m.
Hindi: शहीद hi (hi) (šahīd) m. , शहीदा hi (hi) (šahīda) f.
Japanese: 殉教者 ja (ja) (じゅんきょうしゃ, junkyōsha), シャヒード ja (ja) (shahīdo)
Korean: 순교자 ko (ko) (sun-gyoja)
Norwegian: martyr no (no) m.
Ottoman Turkish : [[شهید #Template:Ota |Template:Ota-Arab ]]
Persian: شهید fa (fa) (shahid)
Romanian: mucenic ro (ro)
Russian: мученик ru (ru) (múčenik) m. , мученица ru (ru) (múčenica) f. , шахид ru (ru) (šaxíd) m. , шахидка ru (ru) (šaxídka) f.
Serbo-Croatian: шехид m. , šehid m. , мученик m. , mučenik m.
Spanish: mártir es (es) m.
Swedish: martyr sv (sv) c.
Turkish: şehit tr (tr) , gazi tr (tr) , şehitler tr (tr) pl. , gaziler tr (tr) pl. , mücahit tr (tr) , mücahid tr (tr)
Urdu: شہید ur (ur) (šahīd) m.
one who sacrifices their life for an important cause
Armenian: նահատակ hy (hy) (nahatak)
Catalan : màrtir ca (ca) m. and f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 烈士 cmn (cmn) (lièshì)
Dutch: martelaar nl (nl) m.
Estonian: märter et (et)
Finnish: marttyyri fi (fi)
Japanese: 殉教者 ja (ja) (じゅんきょうしゃ, junkyōsha)
Norwegian: martyr no (no) m.
Persian: شهید fa (fa) (shahid)
Romanian: martir ro (ro)
Russian: мученик ru (ru) (múčenik) m. , мученица ru (ru) (múčenica) f.
Serbo-Croatian: мученик m. , mučenik m.
Swedish: martyr sv (sv) c.
Turkish: şehit
one who suffers greatly, even involuntarily
Catalan : màrtir ca (ca) m. and f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 受難者 cmn (cmn) , 受难者 cmn (cmn) (shòunànzhě)
Dutch: martelaar nl (nl) m.
Estonian: märter et (et)
Finnish: uhri fi (fi)
Japanese: 受難者 ja (ja) (junansha)
Norwegian: martyr no (no) m.
Russian: мученик ru (ru) (múčenik) m. , мученица ru (ru) (múčenica) f. , страдалец ru (ru) (stradálec) m. , страдалица ru (ru) (stradálica) f.
Swedish: martyr sv (sv) c.
Turkish: mücahit tr (tr) , mücahitler tr (tr) pl.
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Bosnian : mučenik m. , šehit m.
Croatian : mučenik hr (hr) m.
French : martyr m. , martyre f.
German : Märtyrer de (de) m.
Greek : μάρτυρας el (el) (mártiras) m.
Interlingua : martyr
Korean : 순교자 (sun-gyoja)
Kurdish : şehîd
Norwegian : martyr no (no) m.
Persian : شهید (šahid)
Polish : męczennik pl (pl) m.
Portuguese : mártir pt (pt)
Serbian :
Cyrillic: мученик m.
Roman: mučenik m.
Spanish : mártir es (es) m.
Swedish : martyr sv (sv)
Urdu : شہید (šahīd) m.
Volapük : martüran
Verb [ ]
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( transitive ) To make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
( transitive ) To persecute .
Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.
( transitive ) To torment ; to torture .
The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. — Spenser
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Translations [ ]
to make someone a martyr
Finnish: tehdä (jostakin ) marttyyri fi (fi)
French: martyriser fr (fr)
Romanian: martiriza ro (ro)
persecute — see persecute
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Etymology [ ]
From Latin martyr < Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (martyr), later form of μάρτυς (martys ) "witness".
Noun [ ]
Martyr
A martyr .
Related terms [ ]
martre
martyrdød
martyrium
Inflection [ ]
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