Both Uses of
martyr
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- As vividly as any number of the stories in the Bible, Owen Meany showed us what a martyr was.†
p. 8.1martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles
- I had not seen the Rev. Mr. Merrill climb—I suppose, shakily—to the stage; when I noticed him, he was standing beside the martyred Mary Magdalene.†
p. 420.8 *martyred = killed or suffered due to holding to principles
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