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单词 protomartyr
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protomartyr

[ proh-toh-mahr-ter ]
/ ˈproʊ toʊˌmɑr tər /

noun

the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen.
the first martyr in any cause.

Origin of protomartyr

1400–50; late Middle English prothomartyr<Late Latin prōtomartyr<Late Greek prōtómartys.See proto-, martyr

Words nearby protomartyr

Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic, protolog, protomartyr, protomorphic, proton, protonema, protonic, Protonix
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British Dictionary definitions for protomartyr

protomartyr
/ (ˌprəʊtəʊˈmɑːtə) /

noun

St Stephen as the first Christian martyr
the first martyr to lay down his life in any cause
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