martyr

martyr is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
2. noun. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
3. transitive verb. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
4. transitive verb. To persecute; to torment; to torture.
5. noun. one who suffers for the sake of principle

   Synonyms: sufferer

6. noun. one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
7. verb. torture and torment like a martyr

   Synonyms: martyrise, martyrize

8. verb. kill as a martyr

   "Saint Sebastian was martyred"

Synonyms

sufferer, martyrise, martyrize

Common word forms

martyrs, martyred, martyrer, martyrly, martyring, martyrise, martyrize

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