English-Spanish translations for martyr

mártirQue descanse en paz el héroe y mártir que ha muerto hoy en Mosul. May the Lord grant eternal rest to the heroic martyr who died today in Mosul. No se trataba de una observancia del Reglamento, pero he tenido la cortesía de no convertirle en un mártir. It was not a point of order, but I had the good grace not to make a martyr of you. La forma más segura de garantizar este resultado sería que Israel lo convirtiera en un mártir. The surest way to ensure that outcome would be for Israel to make a martyr out of him.
martirizar

One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom
One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause
To make someone into a '''martyr''by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession
To torment; to torture

Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr
Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stans endless moaning about it
Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction.
The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart. — Spenser

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