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martyr

[mahr-ter] / ˈmɑr tər /
NOUN
sufferer
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NOUN
sacrificing person
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A local newspaper quoted his mother, Sadaf Monfared, as saying the boy told her he "would like to become a martyr".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Archaeologists believe the site began as the burial place of Christian martyr St. Neophytos, said to have been killed by Roman soldiers on the shore of the lake in A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

He’s an unhappy but willing martyr whose heart is slowly breaking the entire time.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Mr Banayee says he absorbed all kinds of myths, believing that the body of a martyr would not rot and that birds would warn Muslims of incoming bomber aircraft.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

I’m no savior or martyr or a hero in any way.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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