martyr

μάρτυρος (Ancient Greek)

μάρτυρ (Ancient Greek)

martyr (Ecclesiastical Latin)

martir (Old English)

martir (Middle English)

Martyr.

martyr (English)

(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.. (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.. One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. [...]