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- Dictionarymartyr/ˈmɑːtə/
noun
- 1. a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs: "the first Christian martyr"
verb
- 1. kill (someone) because of their beliefs: "she was martyred for her faith"
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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.
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.
A martyr ( Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party.
noun. a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion. 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:
A martyr is someone who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs, and is admired and respected by people who share those beliefs. ...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty. [ + to] ...a Christian martyr. The dead student is now being regarded as a martyr.
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.
