noun🔗ShareOne who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom."Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr."religiontheologyhistorypersonsoulmoralvaluesufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(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."The student became a martyr for her beliefs, refusing to cheat on the exam even when everyone else did. "valuereligionphilosophyhistorymoralcharactersoultheologypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily."Despite the constant criticism, the student became a martyr to his studies, enduring countless hours of work and frustration. "religionphilosophyhistorysufferingsoulmoralpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."The oppressive regime martyred the peaceful protesters by executing them for their beliefs in freedom and democracy. "religionphilosophyhistorysoulmoralsufferingtheologyactionstatepersonsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo persecute."Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction."religionsufferinghistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo torment; to torture."The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart"sufferingactioninhumanreligionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading