1. a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes. St Joan is said to have been a martyr. martelaar شَهيد мъченик mártir mučedník, -ice der Märtyrer martyr μάρτυρας mártir märter فدایی marttyyri martyr, yre קָדוֹש מְעוּנֶה युद्धविद्या žrtva vértanú, mártír sahid, martir píslarvottur martire 殉教者 순교자 kankinys moceklis mati syahid martelaar martyr męczennik قربانى mártir martir мученик mučeník, -ica mučenik mučenik martyr ผู้ยอมสละชีวิตเพื่อศาสนาหรือความเชื่อของตน şehit. inanç kurbanı 烈士，殉道者 мученик شہید kẻ tử vì đạo 烈士，殉道者

2. a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc. She is a martyr to rheumatism. lyer شَهيدٌ لِ، ضَحِيَّه، شَخْص كثير المُعاناه من المَرَض болнав mártir trpitel, -ka, oběť das Opfer person, der er plaget af αυτός που ταλαιπωρείται από κτ. mártir. víctima ohver جانباز kärsijä personne qui souffre beaucoup de סובל, מעונה चिररोगी mučenik, patnik vminek szenvedő áldozata penderita sakit atau kesusahan terus menerus langþjáður maður vittima 常に苦しむ人 (병 등에) 끊임없이 시달리는 사람 kentėtojas cietējs; upuris menderita sakit lijder offer ofiara سرښندونكى mártir om chinuit de страдалец trpiteľ, -ka žrtev podložan person som plågas av sjukdom ผู้ทุกข์ทรมาน sürekli acı çeken kimse 長期受痛苦的人 мученик کسی مرض میں ہمیشہ مبتلا رہنے والا người mắc bệnh kinh niên 长期受痛苦的人

to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs. Saint Joan was martyred by the English. tot martelaar gedood يَقْتُل بسبب العَقيدَه измъчвам martirizar (u)mučit martern gøre til martyr υποβάλλω σε μαρτύρια martirizar surnuks piinama شهید شدن kärsiä marttyyrikuolema martyriser לַעֲנוֹת, לַהֲרוֹג בְּשֶל אֶמוּנָה शहीद करना, यातना देना, कष्ट देना žrtvovati (vértanúhalállal) megöl menjadikan martir deyða eða pína martirizzare 殉教させる 순교자(희생자)로서 죽이다 pasmerkti kančioms/mirčiai, nukankinti nomocīt; likt mirt mocekļa nāvē dibunuh kerana mempertahankan agama de marteldood doen sterven la lide martyrdøden zadać śmierć męczeńską شهيد كيدل martirizar a martiriza мучить (u)mučiť mučiti ubiti mučenički låta lida martyrdöden, pina, martera ฆ่าหรือทรมานด้วยเรื่องทางศาสนา şehit etmek 殺害或折磨(堅持某信念者) мучити کسی کو شہید کرنا hành hình hoặc hành hạ vì đạo 杀害或折磨（坚持某种信仰者）

the suffering or death of a martyr. martelaarskap إسْتِشْهاد، عَذاب، شَهيد мъченичество martírio mučednictví das Martyrium martyrium; martyrdød μαρτύριο. μαρτυρικός θάνατος martirio märtrisurm شهید marttyyrikuolema martyre מוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים बलिदान žrtvovanje vértanúság kematian sahid píslarvætti martirio 殉教 순교 kankinio kančios/mirtis mocības; mocekļa nāve kematian syahid martelaarschap martyrdød. martyrium męczeństwo شهيد martírio martiriu мученичество mučeníctvo mučeništvo mučeništvo martyrskap, martyrdöd ความทุกข์ทรมาน şehitlik ; ıstırap çekme 受折磨，殉難，殉道 мучеництво; муки شہادت sự chết hay hành hạ vì đạo 殉难，殉道，牺牲

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He was one of the martyrs to that terrible delusion, which should teach us, among its other morals, that the influential classes, and those who take upon themselves to be leaders of the people, are fully liable to all the passionate error that has ever characterized the maddest mob.

So Jurgis became one of the new "American heroes," a man whose virtues merited comparison with those of the martyrs of Lexington and Valley Forge.

O, because I have had only that kind of benevolence which consists in lying on a sofa, and cursing the church and clergy for not being martyrs and confessors.

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Others, in whose veins the blood of martyrs did not flow, substituted rags for leads and pretended that they made a more natural and less woolly curl.

In eight days more the night of performance would arrive; a phalanx of social martyrs two hundred strong had been convened to witness it; three full rehearsals were absolutely necessary; and two characters in the play were not filled yet.

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At eve, within yon studious nook, I ope my brass-embossed book, Portray'd with many a holy deed Of martyrs crown'd with heavenly meed; Then, as my taper waxes dim, Chant, ere I sleep, my measured hymn.

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