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adjective
- 1. (of a person) having been martyred: "a martyred saint"
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The meaning of MARTYR is a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion. How to use martyr in a sentence.
MARTYRED definition: 1. A martyred person has been killed because of their religious or political beliefs: 2. showing…. Learn more.
a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it: a Christian / Islamic / religious martyr. She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause. disapproving.
a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: Her death has made her a martyr to the cause of social justice. a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering: The patient was a martyr to severe headaches.
1. having suffered death rather than renounce religious beliefs. the martyred Orthodox Christians of the Soviet lands. 2. having suffered greatly or having died for a cause, belief, etc. another lifelong idolizer of the martyred Charles I. whether its martyred leader is released or not. 3. feigning suffering to gain sympathy, help, etc.
1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles. 2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle. 3. a. One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis. b. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy. tr.v.mar·tyred, mar·tyr·ing, mar·tyrs
Someone who suffers, or is even killed, for his or her political or religious beliefs is called a martyr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often called a martyr in connection with the American civil rights movement.
A martyred person has been killed because of their religious or political beliefs: a martyred saint. a martyred civil rights activist. disapproving. showing that you are suffering so that people will have sympathy for you: martyred expression She was wearing a martyred expression. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of martyred adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(usually disapproving) a person who tries to get sympathy from other people by telling them how much he or she is suffering. He makes a martyr of himself whenever it’s his turn to do the housework. Stop playing the martyr. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
