All martyr synonyms
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M m noun martyr
- scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
- victim — a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action or agency: a victim of an automobile accident.
- saint — any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- offering — an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
- sufferer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- ransom — John Crowe [kroh] /kroʊ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. poet, critic, and teacher.
- idealist — a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist. Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- witness — to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
- believer — If you are a great believer in something, you think that it is good, right, or useful.
- supporter — a person or thing that supports.
- invalid — an infirm or sickly person.
- patient — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
verb martyr
- afflict — If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- persecute — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- cut to the quick — done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- lean on — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- rack — the neck portion of mutton, pork, or veal.
- crucify — If someone is crucified, they are killed by being tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- strike — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- illtreat — Alternative form of ill-treat.
- agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- dragoons — Plural form of dragoon.
- martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
- dragoon — (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.