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pseudoˈmartyr [mod. a. Gr. ψευδοµάρτυς, -τυρ false witness, f. ψευδο- pseudo- + µάρτυς, -τυρ, witness, martyr. So in med.L. and F.] A false or pretended martyr; a martyr falsely so called.
1587Fleming Contn. Holinshed III. 1362/2 What trust is to be given to the words of such pseudomartyrs [as Campion]. 1610Donne (title) Pseudo-Martyr. 1656Blount Glossogr., Pseudomartyr, a false witness or martyr. So ˌpseudo-ˈmartyrdom.
1641J. Jackson True Evang. T. ii. 155 Beware of that dangerous Rock of pseudo-Martyrdome. |