Synonyms for martyr
Definitions
- n. 1
One who willingly accepts being put to death or willingly accepts challenging and exposing iniquity done to oneself for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after red martyrdom.
The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Related words
- Word family
- martyrdom martyrise martyrizer martyrologue martyrology martyrer
- Phrases
- great martyr
Forms
- Plural
- martyrs → victims, tortures, sufferers, distresses…
Example sentences
- victim Sami was stalking the beach, looking for a victim.
- torture His lecture on chemistry was nothing but torture.
- sufferer Calvin had become a chronic sufferer from ague and catarrh.
By length
- 6 letters
- victim2
- 7 letters
- torture2
- 8 letters
- distress2, sufferer3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (victim2 = 2 syllables).