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Definition of Martyrs

Martyr
Martyr 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. 2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer. The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. --Spenser. Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. --Pope.

Meaning of Martyrs from wikipedia

- heroism in the face of difficult cir****stances. Martyrs play significant roles in religions. Similarly, martyrs have had notable effects in secular life, including...
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- sculpture of the martyrs, made in 2001, stands in the village in front of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum. The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival is usually...
- The Canterbury Martyrs were 16th-century English Protestant martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Canterbury, Kent and were the last Protestants burnt...
- martyrs' shrine or martyr's shrine is any shrine in honour of a martyr or martyrs. It may refer to: Martyrium, a type of Christian building Martyrs'...
- and testimonies of Christian martyrs, especially Anabaptists. The full title of the book is The Bloody Theater or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians...
- Martyrs is a 2015 American horror film directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz, written by Mark L. Smith, and starring Troian Bellisario, Bailey Noble and...
- Martyr! is the 2024 debut novel by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. A New York Times bestseller and one of the paper's Best Books of the Year So Far...
- Martyrs' Day (at the national level also known as Sarvodaya day or Shaheed Diwas) are days declared in India to honour recognised martyrs of the nation...
- more martyrs, the first twenty-six missionary and convert martyrs came to be especially revered, the most celebrated of whom was Paul Miki. The Martyrs of...