All 4 Uses of
martyr
in
Angels & Demons
- Adorned with 140 statues of saints, martyrs, and angels, the Herculean edifice stretched two football fields wide and a staggering six long.†
Chpt 33-34 *
- Every martyr's dream.†
Chpt 41-42
- Have you come to make me a martyr?†
Chpt 111-112
- The world would remember them forever as martyrs.†
Chpt 131-132
Definition:
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(martyr) someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles -- especially someone killed for refusing to renounce their religion, or someone who commits a suicide death in the name of their religion
or:
someone who suffers a great deal
or (as a verb):
to kill someone or make them suffer in a manner that many would view as unjust