martyr

mar-tyr · /ˈmar.tir/

dictionary entry

martyr, mártyris m. — martyr

Greek mártys means “witness”. A martyr bears supreme witness to Christ, even unto death.

grammar

noun, 3rd declension

in English

martyrology, martyrdom

in the texts

Te Deum laudámus mártyrum

Litániæ Lauretanæ Mártyrum

Litániæ Sanctíssimi Nóminis Iesu Mártyrum

Communicántes Mártyrum

Nobis quoque peccatóribus Martýribus

external dictionary: Logeion