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Categories: Religious terminology, Pages with missing ISBNs, Jungian archetypes, Martyrdom, Articles with short description

martyr Heroic martyrdom Istish-haad Kawakib Martyrdom in Hinduism

One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion WordNet 3.0

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One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. Wikipedia

Person who is put to death or endures suffering because of a belief, principle, or cause. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Person who suffers persecution and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one Wikidata

A person who suffers for the sake of principle. OmegaWiki

One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom. Wiktionary

Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Wiktionary

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