martyr, yris, comm., = μάρτυρ,
a witness; esp. one who by his death bears witness to the truth of the Christian religion, a martyr (eccl. Lat.): salvete flores Martyrum, Prud. Cath. 12, 125; Vulg. Apoc. 17, 6 —In fem. : Perpetua, fortissima martyr, Tert. Anim. 55.
·vt To <<Persecute>>; to <<Torment>>; to <<Torture>>. II. Martyr ·vt To put to death for adhering t...
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