Definition of martyr

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Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.

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Relic :: Relic (n.) The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body..
Unmartyr :: Unmartyr (v. t.) To degrade from the rank of a martyr.
Martyrologe :: Martyrologe (n.) A martyrology.
Decollation :: Decollation (n.) A painting representing the beheading of a saint or martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist..
Martyrologist :: Martyrologist (n.) A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs.
#NAME? :: -gies (pl. ) of Martyrolog.
Aureole :: Aureole (n.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil..
Pseudo- :: Pseudo- () A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit, pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle; pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy, pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used adjectively..
Martyring :: Martyring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marty.
Martyrization :: Martyrization (n.) Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture..
Protonotary :: Protonotary (n.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical acts and to make and preserve the official record of beatifications..
Martyred :: Martyred (imp. & p. p.) of Marty.
Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.
Martyrology :: Martyrology (n.) A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Martyr :: Martyr (v. t.) To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession..
Martyrize :: Martyrize (v. t.) To make a martyr of.
Martyrly :: Martyrly (adv.) In the manner of a martyr.
Stationed :: Station (n.) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also Station o
Proto- :: Proto- () A combining form prefix signifying first, primary, primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr; protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial organism; prototype, protozoan..
Protomartyr :: Protomartyr (n.) The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr..
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