martyr

ˈmɑːtə

One who suffers death or persecution for their religious faith or cause.

"witness, testimony", in Ancient Greek (Indo-European), Classical Period, Greece

"to remember, be mindful, care", in Proto-Indo-European (Proto-Indo-European)

Yet sometime a divided sigh, martyr'd as 'twere i' th' deliverance, will break from one of them; when the other presently gives it so sweet a rebuke that I could wish myself a sigh to be so chid, or at least a sigher to be comforted.

Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Act 2, Scene 1

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μάρτυς /martys/

Ancient Greek, Greece

martyr /martyr/

Old English, Britain

Witness Terms Religious Terms Sacrifice Terms

witnessOne who sees or has personal knowledge of something; testimony; attestation of a fact or event

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