Associations to the word «Martyr»

MARTYR, noun. One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.

MARTYR, noun. (by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.

MARTYR, noun. (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.

MARTYR, verb. (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.

MARTYR, verb. (transitive) To persecute.

MARTYR, verb. (transitive) To torment; to torture.

MARTYR, noun. One who suffers for the sake of principle.

MARTYR, noun. One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion.

MARTYR, verb. Kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred".

MARTYR, verb. Torture and torment like a martyr.