English noun: martyr |
1. | martyr (person) one who suffers for the sake of principle |
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| Synonyms | sufferer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | victim |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | shaheed |
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| Instance hyponym | Tindal, Tindale, Tyndale, William Tindal, William Tindale, William Tyndale |
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2. | martyr (person) one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | victim |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Polycarp, Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp |
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| Instance hyponym | Becket, George, Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc, Laurentius, Lawrence, Saint George, Saint Joan, Saint Lawrence, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. George, St. Lawrence, St. Thomas a Becket, St. Vitus, Thomas a Becket, Vitus |
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