MARTYR
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Mar"tyr (?), n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm&rsdot_; to remember, E. memory.]
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1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer.
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To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death.
South.
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2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
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Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,
Thou fall'st a blessed martyr !
Shak.
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Mar"tyr (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martyred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Martyring.] 1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson.
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2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. Chaucer.
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The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart.
Spenser.
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Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone.
Pope.
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