martyr
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Becket thus became a martyr for the idea that you don’t render unto Caesar the things that are God’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Good has become a genuine martyr, inspiring people and making them realize that they can make a significant contribution with the power of a camera phone and a red beanie cap.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 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
In a eulogy two friends said Ferris had “miscalculated his powers of endurance, and he died a martyr to his ambition for fame and prominence.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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