All 3 Uses
martyr
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- I giggled at her martyred expression, and she scowled.†
Book 1 *martyred = killed or suffered due to holding to principles
- The girl was a classic martyr.†
Book 2martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles
- Human food filled her and it seemed compatible with her system, but she reacted to all varieties of solid food with the same martyred endurance I had once given cauliflower and lima beans.†
Book 3martyred = killed or suffered due to holding to principles
Definitions:
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(1)
(martyr) someone who is killed or made to suffer greatly for their beliefs, often unjustly; or someone who acts as if they suffer a lot; or to make someone into such a person
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)