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martyr
What does martyr mean?
martyr (noun): one who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce martyr?
/ˈmɑɹtɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does martyr come from?
From Middle English martir, from Old English martyr, itself a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to martyr
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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one who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause
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