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(martyrs, martyring, martyred) 1. A martyr is someone who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs, and is admired and respected by people who share those beliefs. ...a glorious martyr to the cause of liberty. ...a Christian martyr... N-COUNT: oft N to n 2. If someone is martyred, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs. St Pancras was martyred in 304 AD. ...whether its martyred leader is released or not. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed 3. If you refer to someone as a martyr, you disapprove of the fact that they pretend to suffer, or exaggerate their suffering, in order to get sympathy or praise from other people. When are you going to quit acting like a martyr? N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval 4. If you say that someone is a martyr to something, you mean that they suffer as a result of it. Ellsworth was a martyr to his sense of honour and responsibility... N-COUNT: usu N to n 5. see also martyred
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek ~-, martys witness Date: before 12th century 1. a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion 2. a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle 3. victim; especially a great or constant sufferer a ~ to asthma all his life — A. J. Cronin • ~ization noun • ~ize transitive verb II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to put to death for adhering to a belief, faith, or profession 2. to inflict agonizing pain on ; torture ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a person who is put to death for refusing to renounce a faith or belief. b a person who suffers for adhering to a principle, cause, etc. 2 (foll. by to) a constant sufferer from (an ailment). --v.tr. 1 put to death as a martyr. 2 torment. Phrases and idioms make a martyr of oneself accept or pretend to accept unnecessary discomfort etc. Etymology: OE martir f. eccl.L martyr f. Gk martur, martus -uros witness ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мученик; мученица; страдалец; страдалица to die a martyr in (to) a cause —- умереть за какое-л. дело to make a martyr of oneself —- строить (изображать) из себя мученика (страдальца) to be a martyr to rheumatism —- страдать ревматизмом 2. замучить; предать мученической смерти 3. страдать he martyred himself for the cause —- он принес себя в жертву делу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun мученик; мученица; страдалец; страдалица; he was a martyr to gout - он страдал подагрой; to make a martyr of oneself - строить из себя мученика 2. v. мучить; замучить ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 someone who is killed or punished because of their religious or political beliefs 2 someone who tries to get other people's sympathy by complaining about how hard their life is (She's such a martyr!) 3 be a martyr to old-fashioned to suffer a lot because of an illness (She's a martyr to her arthritis.) ~2 v be martyred to be killed or punished because of your religious beliefs ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E., from L.L., from Gk. martyr, earlier martys (gen. martyros) "martyr, witness," probably related to mermera "care, trouble," from mermairein "be anxious or thoughtful." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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