Pro-martyr
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The first martyr to die for a particular cause.
"Such a man was John Brown. He was strong in his moral and mental nature, as well as in his physical nature. He was born to lead; and he led, and made himself the pro-martyr of a cause rapidly perfecting."
- 1 In favor of or supporting martyrdom or a group of martyrs.
"Though not hearing the tellers' full stories in these passages, we are nonetheless reminded that neutrality was not a quality of storytelling. The pro-martyr stance of the statements above will only have been more dramatized in their story form."
Example
More examples"Such a man was John Brown. He was strong in his moral and mental nature, as well as in his physical nature. He was born to lead; and he led, and made himself the pro-martyr of a cause rapidly perfecting."
Etymology
From pro- + martyr.
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