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   mar·tyr

   /ˈmärdər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs: "saints, martyrs, and witnesses to the faith"
   • ▪ a person who displays or exaggerates their discomfort or distress in order to obtain sympathy or admiration: "she wanted to play the martyr"
   • ▪ a constant sufferer from (an ailment): "I'm a martyr to migraines!"

   verb

   • 1. kill (someone) because of their beliefs: "she was martyred for her faith"
   • ▪ cause great pain or distress to: "there was no need to martyr themselves again"

   Word Origin Old Englishmartir, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek martur ‘witness’ (in Christian use, ‘martyr’).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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