All 3 Uses of
martyr
in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- He would be a martyr to them.†
Chpt 16 *martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles
- "And yet," she went on, "he seems to do things without thinking of himself at all, as if he were a martyr or a saint.†
Chpt 26
- No, not a saint or a martyr.†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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
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