Both Uses
martyr
in
The Handmaid's Tale
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- Or perhaps she's one of those, Pile it on, I can take it, a martyr.†
Chpt 5 *martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles
- I mean, I'm not a martyr.†
Chpt 38
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)