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martyr
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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Stanton knew that if any person in Washington deserved a precious lock of the martyr's hair, it was Mary Jane Welles.†
p. 105.3 *

martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles
The nation could hardly bury its martyred Father Abraham with a lead ball lodged in his brain.†
p. 109.9

martyred = killed or suffered due to holding to principles
Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular war leader into a martyr and hero.†
p. 138.5

martyr = someone who dies or suffers to uphold principles

Definitions:

(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)