martyr

(Anglès)

Noun

1. One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
2. (broadly) One who sacrifices their life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
3. One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
4. (derogatory) Someone who exaggerate their pain and suffering in order to gain sympathy.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
2. (transitive) To persecute.
3. (transitive) To torment; to torture.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: martir

Heretat de anglès antic: martyr

In summary

From Middle English martir, from Old English martyr, itself a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

Conceptes

màrtir

martiritzar

Sinònims

sufferer

female martyr

torture

martyrize

witness

martyrise

attestor

torment

deponent

martyrdom

attester

victim

voucher

Traduccions

martyr

martire

mártir

Märtyrer

martyre

mártir

martelaar

şehit

martelares

μάρτυρας

męczennik

Märtyrerin

bloedgetuige

şehîd

martyr