martyr
English Thesaurus
1. one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | victim, |
| definition | : | an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | shaheed, |
| definition | : | Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | tindal, tindale, tyndale, william tindal, william tindale, william tyndale, |
| definition | : | English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536) (noun.person) |
2. one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | victim, |
| definition | : | an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | polycarp, saint polycarp, st. polycarp, |
| definition | : | Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | george, saint george, st. george, |
| definition | : | Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | jeanne d'arc, joan of arc, saint joan, |
| definition | : | French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | laurentius, lawrence, saint lawrence, st. lawrence, |
| definition | : | Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | st. vitus, vitus, |
| definition | : | Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300) (noun.person) |
3. torture and torment like a martyr (verb.body)
4. kill as a martyr (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
5. one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person)
| derivation | : | calvary, martyrdom, |
| definition | : | any experience that causes intense suffering (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | kill as a martyr (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | suffer, |
| definition | : | experience (emotional) pain (verb.emotion) |
6. one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | martyrdom, |
| definition | : | death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | kill as a martyr (verb.contact) |
7. torture and torment like a martyr (verb.body)
| derivation | : | martyr, sufferer, |
| definition | : | one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person) |
8. kill as a martyr (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | martyr, sufferer, |
| definition | : | one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person) |
9. one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person)
| derivation | : | calvary, martyrdom, |
| definition | : | any experience that causes intense suffering (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | kill as a martyr (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | suffer, |
| definition | : | experience (emotional) pain (verb.emotion) |
10. one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | martyrdom, |
| definition | : | death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | kill as a martyr (verb.contact) |
11. torture and torment like a martyr (verb.body)
| derivation | : | martyr, sufferer, |
| definition | : | one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person) |
12. kill as a martyr (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | martyr, sufferer, |
| definition | : | one who suffers for the sake of principle (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | martyr, |
| definition | : | one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion (noun.person) |
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