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    martyr - Dictionary definition and meaning for word martyr

    Definition
    (noun) one who suffers for the sake of principle
    Synonyms : sufferer
    Definition
    (noun) one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion Definition
    (verb) kill as a martyr
    Example Sentence
    • Saint Sebastian was martyred
    Definition
    (verb) torture and torment like a martyr
    Synonyms : martyrise , martyrize
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for martyr

divide this word like..mar..(in hindi..marNE..tyr...teyyar...marne ke liye tayyar...anyone who is always ready to die for the sake of others...so martyr...means to voluntarily die for a great cause....

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if someone sacrificed for me, I would give them my tear; martyr

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this was first time used DURING roman empire...for the people who WERE PROSECUTED FOR NOT CHANGING THEIR RELIGION...so Christians used this word for their act of suffering and self sacrifice.

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well this word was generally taken from greek martyr-..means witness ..so one who die voluntarily for his religion or for someother cause is a witness for truth and morality.

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Looks like Mortuary. except yr which is flipped. die voluntarily for his religion or for someother cause

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text: don't want to make a martyr of him and
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