MARTYR Synonyms

• a person suffering from an illness

• one who suffers for the sake of principle

• death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause

• any experience that causes intense suffering

• the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

• personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)

• a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value

• the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity

• (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

• endure the loss of

• kill or destroy

• sell at a loss

• make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals

• an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

• a person who is tricked or swindled

• torture and torment like a martyr

• Arabic term for holy martyrs