martyr

mar·tyr

M0128800 (mär′tər)n.1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles.2. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.3. a. One who endures great suffering: a martyr to arthritis.b. One who makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy.tr.v. mar·tyred, mar·tyr·ing, mar·tyrs 1. To make a martyr of, especially to put to death for devotion to religious beliefs.2. To inflict great pain on; torment.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Late Greek martur, from Greek martus, martur-, witness.]

martyr

(ˈmɑːtə) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a person who suffers death rather than renounce his religious beliefs2. a person who suffers greatly or dies for a cause, belief, etc3. a person who suffers from poor health, misfortune, etc: he's a martyr to rheumatism. 4. facetious or derogatory a person who feigns suffering to gain sympathy, help, etcvb (tr) 5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to kill as a martyr6. (Ecclesiastical Terms) to make a martyr of[Old English martir, from Church Latin martyr, from Late Greek martur-, martus witness] ˌmartyriˈzation, ˌmartyriˈsation n

mar•tyr

(ˈmɑr tər)

n. 1. a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. 2. a person who is put to death or suffers on behalf of a cause. 3. a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering. v.t. 4. to make a martyr of, esp. by putting to death. 5. to torment; torture. [before 900; Old English martyr < Late Latin < Late Greek mártyr, variant of Greek mártys, witness]

martyr

Past participle: martyred
Gerund: martyring

Imperative
martyr
martyr

Present
I martyr
you martyr
he/she/it martyrs
we martyr
you martyr
they martyr

Preterite
I martyred
you martyred
he/she/it martyred
we martyred
you martyred
they martyred

Present Continuous
I am martyring
you are martyring
he/she/it is martyring
we are martyring
you are martyring
they are martyring

Present Perfect
I have martyred
you have martyred
he/she/it has martyred
we have martyred
you have martyred
they have martyred

Past Continuous
I was martyring
you were martyring
he/she/it was martyring
we were martyring
you were martyring
they were martyring

Past Perfect
I had martyred
you had martyred
he/she/it had martyred
we had martyred
you had martyred
they had martyred

Future
I will martyr
you will martyr
he/she/it will martyr
we will martyr
you will martyr
they will martyr

Future Perfect
I will have martyred
you will have martyred
he/she/it will have martyred
we will have martyred
you will have martyred
they will have martyred

Future Continuous
I will be martyring
you will be martyring
he/she/it will be martyring
we will be martyring
you will be martyring
they will be martyring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been martyring
you have been martyring
he/she/it has been martyring
we have been martyring
you have been martyring
they have been martyring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been martyring
you will have been martyring
he/she/it will have been martyring
we will have been martyring
you will have been martyring
they will have been martyring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been martyring
you had been martyring
he/she/it had been martyring
we had been martyring
you had been martyring
they had been martyring

Conditional
I would martyr
you would martyr
he/she/it would martyr
we would martyr
you would martyr
they would martyr

Past Conditional
I would have martyred
you would have martyred
he/she/it would have martyred
we would have martyred
you would have martyred
they would have martyred

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	martyr - one who suffers for the sake of principlesufferershaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombersvictim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	2.	martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religionvictim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstancePolycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp - Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
Verb	1.	martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
	2.	martyr - torture and torment like a martyr martyrise, martyrizeexcruciate, torture, torment - subject to torture; "The sinners will be tormented in Hell, according to the Bible"

martyr

verb put to death, make a martyr of, martyrize (rare) St. Pancras was martyred in 304 AD.be a martyr to something suffer from, be troubled by, be afflicted with, be seriously affected by, be a sufferer from He's still a martyr to that painful right elbow.

Translations

烈士长期受痛苦的人杀害或折磨殉道者

martyr

(ˈmaːtə) noun1. a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes. St Joan is said to have been a martyr. 烈士，殉道者 烈士，殉道者 2. a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc. She is a martyr to rheumatism. 長期受痛苦的人 长期受痛苦的人 verb to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs. Saint Joan was martyred by the English. 殺害或折磨(堅持某信念者) 杀害或折磨（坚持某种信仰者） ˈmartyrdom noun the suffering or death of a martyr. 受折磨，殉難，殉道 殉难，殉道，牺牲

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