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Word entry · 6 letters

martyr

Best crossword clue

"One dying for cause"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɐːtə(ɹ)/Part of speech verb, nounSorted amrrtyStarts with MEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2A3R4T5Y6R

Definitions

  1. torture and torment like a martyr

Word origin

From Middle English martir, from Old English martyr, itself a borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin martyr, from Ancient Greek μάρτυρ (mártur), later form of μάρτυς (mártus, “witness”).

Used in a sentence

  • The apostle Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
  • Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it.
  • He'd been a martyr to asthma all his life.

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