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Pronunciation / Transliteration: martire
"È morto martire per la sua fede."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
"He died a martyr for his faith." - 2
A person who displays or exaggerates their discomfort or suffering in order to elicit sympathy.
"Stop playing the martyr and just ask for help."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English martir, via Late Latin from ecclesiastical Greek martyr 'witness'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Martyr" is said worldwide
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martyr
Transliteration: martyr
"Il est mort en martyr pour sa patrie."
Märtyrer
Transliteration: Maertyrer
"Er starb als Märtyrer für seinen Glauben."
martire
Transliteration: martire
"È morto martire per la sua fede."
mártir
Transliteration: martir
"Murió como un mártir por sus ideales."
mártir
Transliteration: martir
"Ele morreu como um mártir pela causa."
शहीद
Transliteration: shaheed
"वह देश के लिए शहीद हो गया।"
烈士
Transliteration: lièshì
"他为国家英勇牺牲，成为了一名烈士。"
순교자
Transliteration: sungyoja
"그는 신앙을 위해 순교자가 되었습니다."
殉教者
Transliteration: junkyōsha
"彼は信仰のために殉教者となった。"
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