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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 !

Mar"tyr (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Martyred (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Martyring.] 1. To put to death for
adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account
of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson.

2. To persecute; to torment; to
torture. Chaucer.

The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart

Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart.

Racked with sciatics, martyred with the
stone.

Mar"tyr*dom (?), n. [Martyr +
-dom.]

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.


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