saint and martyr
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All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2013
The higher religion, too, found good soil here; for Baalbek gave the world many a saint and martyr along with its harlots and poets and philosophers.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
To the great bulk of English people Thomas was a saint and martyr, and numerous churches were dedicated in his name.
From The Rise of the Democracy by Clayton, Joseph
He has not only been exculpated from the charge of Atheism, but even panegyrized as a saint and martyr!
From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by Buchanan, James
Don Fernand is to this day esteemed as a saint and martyr in Portugal, and his memory is commemorated on the fifth of June.
From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de
