saint and martyr
Example Sentences
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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
"Being in ignorance perhaps of his deserts, deeming him a saint and martyr, they resolved to avenge him upon you, and dragged you hither for that purpose."
From The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini
Beethoven took his —— as seriously as a saint and martyr takes his religion.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
The story of his capture had arrived before him, and his brothers in France welcomed him as a saint and martyr, as one miraculously snatched from the jaws of death.
From The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness by Thomas Guthrie Marquis
The poor Slavic priest was made to believe that this was only the childish name for Cupa, who was known to be a national saint and martyr.
From Peter the Priest by Mór Jókai
