nnoun.personone who suffers for the sake of principleSynset:sufferer
Derivationally Related Form:martyrmartyrizesuffermartyrdom
Hypernyms:victim
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrvictimunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrvictimunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:shaheed
Instance Hyponyms:Tindal Tindale Tyndale William Tindal William Tindale William Tyndale
nnoun.personone who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religionDerivationally Related Form:martyrmartyrizemartyrdom
Hypernyms:victim
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrvictimunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrvictimunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:PolycarpSaint PolycarpSt. Polycarp
Instance Hyponyms:Becket Saint Thomas a Becket St. Thomas a Becket Thomas a Becket George Saint George St. George Jeanne d'Arc Joan of Arc Saint Joan Laurentius Lawrence Saint Lawrence St. Lawrence St. Vitus Vitus
vverb.contactkill as a martyrExamples:- Saint Sebastian was martyred
Derivationally Related Form:martyr
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrkill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.bodytorture and torment like a martyrSynset:martyrise martyrize
Derivationally Related Form:martyr
Hypernyms:excruciate torment torture
Inherited Hypernyms:martyrtortureinjurehurtindisposechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody