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martyrs
 
Noun martyr has 2 senses
  1. martyr, sufferer - one who suffers for the sake of principle
    --1 is a kind of victim
    --1 has particulars:
     shaheed; Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal
    Derived forms: verb martyr1, verb martyrize1
  2. martyr - one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
    --2 is a kind of     victim
    --2 has particulars:
     Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket; George, Saint George, St. George; Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Saint Joan; Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius; Vitus, St. Vitus
    Derived forms: verb martyr1, verb martyrize1
Verb martyr has 2 senses
  1. martyr - kill as a martyr; "Saint Sebastian was martyred"
    --1 is one way to     kill
    Derived forms: noun martyr2, noun martyr1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. martyr, martyrize, martyrise - torture and torment like a martyr
    --2 is one way to torture, excruciate, torment
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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