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martyr

Someone who suffers, or is even killed, for his or her political or religious beliefs is called a martyr.


Martin Luther King Jr. is often called a martyr in connection with the American civil rights movement. A martyr is also someone who chooses to be put to death rather than renounce his or her religious beliefs, as the story of Saint Stephen tells. In the figurative sense, if you are a martyr to headaches, you suffer from them. Sometimes, martyr is used negatively to refer to someone who chooses to suffer when there is no need to do so.


n one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion

an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

n one who suffers for the sake of principle

  • English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)

v kill as a martyr

v torture and torment like a martyr

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willer
Nov 23, 2018

Redemption is the buying back of something. You might try for redemptionby attempting to buy back a bike you sold, or you might attempt to buy back your soul after you steal someone else’s bike.

Redemption comes from the Latin word redimere, a combination of re(d)-, meaning “back,” and emere, meaning “buy.” Redemption is what some people claim happens to your soul when you're saved from evil forces. You might pray for redemption — to the tooth fairy, to Zeus, or to some other kind of invisible being — in the hopes that an all-powerful being can save your soul. Redemption can also refer to the repayment of a debt.


1.n the act of purchasing back something previously sold

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