Martyr
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| - | # One who takes action according to his religious beliefs accepting that he will be [[killed]] by others; one who is put to [[death]] for his [[religion]]; as, ''Stephen was the first Christian '''martyr'''''. | + | A '''martyr''' ([[language|Greek]]: μάρτυς, ''mártys'', "witness"; [[Word stem|stem]] μάρτυρ-, ''mártyr-'') is somebody who suffers [[persecution]] and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one. |
| - | # Hence, one who [[sacrifice]]s his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of [[principle]] or to sustain a [[cause]]. | + | |
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| *[[Christian martyrs]] | *[[Christian martyrs]] | ||
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A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one.
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