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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

Lim believes the judge will hand down a life sentence, though, so as to "avoid making Yoon a martyr".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Season 1’s subjects ranged from Francis of Assisi to Moses the Black, a robber turned monk and martyr in the fourth century.

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

Or perhaps she’s one of those, Pile it on, I can take it, a martyr.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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