Martyr | Mean of martyr in English Dictionary

/ˈmɑɚtɚ/

• Noun
• a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a religion, cause, etc.
1. the early Christian martyrs
2. They know that killing him will only make a martyr out of him. [=will make him someone who is admired as a hero for having suffered or died for a cause]
3. He was a martyr to a noble cause. [=he died or suffered for a noble cause]
• a person who pretends to suffer or who exaggerates suffering in order to get praise or sympathy
1. He enjoys playing the martyr. [=he enjoys acting like someone who deserves admiration or sympathy because of being badly treated]
• a person who suffers greatly from something (such as an illness)
1. a martyr to rheumatism
• Verb

• to kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause
1. He was martyred for his religious beliefs.