Word Meanings - MARTYR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing

Additional info about word: MARTYR

1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death South. 2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause. Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr ! Shak.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MARTYR)

• Victim
• Sufferer
• prey
• sacrifice
• martyr
• dupe
• grill

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of MARTYR)

• Reserve
• retain
• appropriate
• withhold

Related words: (words related to MARTYR)

• MARTYROLOGIC; MARTYROLOGICAL
  Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.
• RESERVE
  1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose. "I have reserved to myself nothing." Shak. 2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain. Gen.
• APPROPRIATENESS
  The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness. Froude.
• GRILLY
  To broil; to grill; hence, To harass. Hudibras.
• RETAINMENT
  The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
• MARTYRIZE
  To make a martyr of. Spenser.
• SACRIFICE
  1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite. Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud, To Dagon. Milton. 2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victin, or an offering of any kind, laid
• MARTYROLOGY
  A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp. Stillingfleet.
• APPROPRIATE
  Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper. In its strict and appropriate meaning. Porteus. Appropriate acts of divine worship. Stillingfleet. It is not at all times easy to find words
• GRILLE
  A lattice or grating. The grille which formed part of the gate. L. Oliphant.
• GRILLADE
  The act of grilling; also, that which is grilled.
• WITHHOLD
  1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From knitting league with him. Spenser. 2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition. Forbid who will, none shall
• MARTYR
  1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing
• WITHHOLDMENT
  The act of withholding.
• GRILL
  1. A gridiron. make grills of to broil their meat. Cotton. 2. That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.
• MARTYRDOM
  1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. Bacon. I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow. 2. Affliction; torment; torture. Chaucer.
• MARTYROLOGIST
  A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. T. Warton.
• WITHHOLDER
  One who withholds.
• MARTYRSHIP
  Martyrdom. Fuller.
• RESERVEE
  One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with reservor.
• UNAPPROPRIATE
  1. Inappropriate; unsuitable. 2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.
• CO-SUFFERER
  One who suffers with another. Wycherley.
• PROTOMARTYR
  The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
• UNRESERVED
  Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part; unrestrained. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`re*serv"ed*ness, n.
• PRESERVER
  1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the life or character of another. Shak. 2. One who makes preserves of fruit. Game preserver. See under Game.