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has gloss(noun) one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
martyr
lexicalizationeng: martyr
subclass of(noun) an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
victim
has subclass(noun) Greek bishop of Smyrna who refused to recant his Christian faith and was burned to death by pagans (circa 69-155)
Saint Polycarp, St. Polycarp, Polycarp
has instance(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
St. Thomas a Becket, Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, Thomas a Becket
has instance(noun) Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
St. George, Saint George, George
has instance(noun) French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
Saint Joan, Jeanne d'Arc, Joan of Arc
has instance(noun) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius
has instance(noun) Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300)
Vitus, St. Vitus
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Catalan
lexicalizationcat: màrtir
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: martiro
French
lexicalizationfra: martyr
Italian
lexicalizationita: martire
Occitan (post 1500)
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Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: mártir
Russian
lexicalizationrus: страдалец
lexicalizationrus: мученик
lexicalizationrus: мученица
Castilian
lexicalizationspa: mártir
Turkish
lexicalizationtur: kurban
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