- MARTYR
- a term used in CHRISTIANITY to refer to witnesses who died for their FAITH in the RESURRECTION of CHRIST. It has come to be applied to all who suffer and die for their religious BELIEFS.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
MARTYR
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martyr — martyr, yre [ martir ] n. et adj. • martir XIe; lat. chrét. martyr, du gr. martur « témoin (de Dieu) »; cf. a. fr. Martre (dans Montmartre) 1 ♦ Personne qui a souffert la mort pour avoir refusé d abjurer la foi chrétienne, et par ext … Encyclopédie Universelle
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martyr — martyr, yre (mar tir, ti r ) s. m. et f. 1° Celui, celle qui a souffert des tourments ou la mort pour soutenir la vérité de la religion chrétienne. • Allons à nos martyrs donner la sépulture, CORN. Poly. V, 6. • Falconille idolâtre, qu on… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Martyr — • The Greek word martus signifies a witness who testifies to a fact of which he has knowledge from personal observation. The term martyr came to be exclusively applied to those who had died for the faith Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
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Martyr — Mar tyr, n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma rtyr, ma rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm[.r] to remember, E. memory.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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martyr — [märt′ər] n. [ME martir < OE < LL(Ec) < Gr martyr, martys, a witness (LGr(Ec), martyr) < IE base * (s)mer , to remember, care > L memor, mindful, Sans smárati, (he) remembers] 1. a) any of those persons who choose to suffer or die… … English World dictionary
