martyr
Example Sentences
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His Marat has the “seraphic countenance” and clear skin, Mr. Crow tells us, of a “secular martyr.”
But to some, it has also made him a martyr.
From BBC
This is a self-aware martyr, assertive and vulnerable, manipulated by shadowy patriarchal forces.
Dr. King was an American patriot who was martyred for trying to bend the arc of the moral universe to justice.
From Salon
Season 1’s subjects ranged from Francis of Assisi to Moses the Black, a robber turned monk and martyr in the fourth century.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
