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Word: martyr
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Meaning:
Noun:
- by extension One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or what is of great value to him or her, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
- One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
- (''with a prepositional phrase of cause'') One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
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Verb:
- transitive To 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.
- transitive To persecute.
- transitive To torment; to torture.
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