Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "martyr" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

confessor

Capable Of

shoulder burden

Derived Terms

antimartyr cybermartyr great martyr hieromartyr martyr complex martyrdom martyrer martyress martyrial martyrisation martyrish martyrism martyrizate martyrization martyrize martyrizer martyrless martyrlike martyrly martyrolatry martyrship martyrsome megalomartyr metric martyr pro-martyr protomartyr pseudomartyr unmartyred

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

excruciate kill torment torture victim

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

shaheed shahid

Type Of (IsA)

victim

Manner Of

kill torture

Related Terms

martyrion martyrium martyrologe martyrologue martyrology martyry

Related Terms

belief canonize death persecute religious sacrifice saint suffer torment torture

Synonym Network

martyrize shaheed

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