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| martyr definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | one who suffers for the sake of principle | 47 sets | |
| 2 | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion | 41 sets | |
| 3 | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer; ex. martyr to his rheumatism | 29 sets | |
| 4 | n someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause especially a religious one ; one who suffers for a cause ; one who makes a show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy | 12 sets | |
| 5 | n. one who chooses to die rather than to give up religious beliefs, or who suffers greatly to further a cause | 12 sets | |
| 6 | a person who dies for a cause | 11 sets | |
| 7 | one who suffers | 10 sets | |
| 8 | someone willing to die or sacrifice for a cause | 8 sets | |
| 9 | a person who dies for a particular cause | 8 sets | |
| 10 | people who suffer or die for their beliefs | 7 sets | |
| 11 | a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. | 7 sets | |
| 12 | a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion | 7 sets | |
| 13 | one who sacrifices | 6 sets | |
| 14 | a person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs | 6 sets | |
| 15 | someone who dies for their faith | 6 sets | |
| 16 | one who dies for their faith | 6 sets | |
| 17 | someone who dies for their beliefs | 6 sets | |
| 18 | someone who dies for a cause | 6 sets | |
| 19 | one who chooses to suffer or die rather than give up beliefs or principles | 6 sets | |
| 20 | a person who suffers or dies for their beliefs | 5 sets | |
| 21 | one who suffers for the sake of principle, one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion | 5 sets | |
| 22 | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer | 5 sets | |
| 23 | somebody who chooses to die rather than deny a strongly held belief, especially a religious belief | 5 sets | |
| 24 | person who suffers and dies for a belief | 5 sets | |
| 25 | person who suffers or dies for his or her beliefs | 5 sets | |
| 26 | a person who willingly suffers or dies for his/her beliefs | 5 sets | |
| 27 | a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause | 5 sets | |
| 28 | one who endures great suffering | 5 sets | |
| 29 | one who chooses to die rather than to give up religious beliefs, or who suffers greatly to further a cause | 5 sets | |
| 30 | witness | 5 sets | |
| 31 | one who dies for a cause | 4 sets | |
| 32 | (noun) one who dies for their beliefs | 4 sets | |
| 33 | one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause | 4 sets | |
| 34 | person who dies for his beliefs | 4 sets | |
| 35 | someone who gives up his or her life in pursuit of a cause | 4 sets | |
| 36 | one who dies for his beliefs | 4 sets | |
| 37 | one who suffers or sacrifices for a cause | 4 sets | |
| 38 | one who suffers for a cause | 4 sets | |
| 39 | someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy | 4 sets | |
| 40 | one who is persecuted, tortured, or killed for refusing to renounce religious principles | 3 sets | |