Need another word that means the same as “martyr”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “martyr” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Martyr” are: sufferer, be a constant sufferer from, have chronic …, martyrise, martyrize, put to death, kill, make a martyr of
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “martyr” as a noun can have the following definitions:
be a constant sufferer from | A light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element. |
have chronic … | A person who possesses great material wealth. |
sufferer | A person who experiences or is subjected to something bad or unpleasant. A long term sufferer from depression. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “martyr” as a verb can have the following definitions:
make a martyr of | Develop into. |
martyrise | Torture and torment like a martyr. |
martyrize | Kill (someone) because of their beliefs. I saw that my presence martyrized him. |
put to death | Cause (someone) to undergo something. |
apologist | A person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution. An apologist for capital punishment. |
apostle | A vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular policy, idea, or cause. A man once known as the apostle of free market economics. |
benedict | United States anthropologist (1887-1948. |
buddhism | The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth. |
canonize | Treat or regard as being above reproach or of great significance. After he was shown to have performed a miracle the priest was canonized. |
christian | Relating to or characteristic of Christianity. |
church | Take a woman who has recently given birth to church for a service of thanksgiving. The separation of church and state. |
clergyman | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church. |
cloister | Surround with a cloister. He was inclined more to the cloister than the sword. |
confessor | Someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves. If one prisoner confesses and implicates the other the confessor will go free as a reward. |
evangelist | (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. He has become an evangelist for the European Union. |
glorify | Praise glorify or honor. Music is used to glorify God. |
ideal | Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence embodying an ideal. The swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip. |
missionary | Relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission. Missionary work. |
monastic | A monk or other follower of a monastic rule. She set her things round the monastic student bedroom. |
nunnery | A building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent. |
ordination | A ceremony in which someone is ordained. The rabbi s family was present for his ordination. |
paragon | A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence. It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel viciously jealous. |
persecution | Hostility and ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation or political beliefs. Her family fled religious persecution. |
pilgrim | Travel or wander like a pilgrim. He pilgrimed to his old sporting places. |
pilgrimage | Go on a pilgrimage. A place of pilgrimage. |
pope | The head of the Coptic Church, the Bishop or Patriarch of Alexandria. |
preach | Used to affirm one’s approval of or support for a stated opinion, advocated course of action, etc. He preached to a large congregation. |
priesthood | The body of ordained religious practitioners. There was relief among the Anglican priesthood. |
prophet | In Christian use the books of Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel and the twelve minor prophets. The prime minister ignored the prophets of doom. |
protestant | An adherent of Protestantism. |
reverend | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church. A retired reverend. |
sacerdotal | Of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism. Priestly or sacerdotal vestments. |
saint | Declare a dead person to be a saint. A place dedicated to a seventh century saint. |
theologian | Someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology. |
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