Pro-martyr
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pro-martyr is a noun meaning The first martyr to die for a particular cause.
Meaning
The first martyr to die for a particular cause.
More Meanings
- In favor of or supporting martyrdom or a group of martyrs.
Example Sentences
If we now turn to another lustily pro-martyr work we can open up some more key themes and problems.
We have a tragic instance of baneful clericalism in the death of Patrick Hamilton, the pro-martyr of the Scottish Reformation
John was a son, probably the younger son, of Zebedee and Salome and a brother of the elder James who became the pro-martyr of the apostles.
Why should they cease suicide bombings if Israel withdraws from the West Bank and Gaza, when pro-martyr Hezbollah terrorists continue to attack Israel two years after it withdrew from Southern Lebanon?
Word Forms
- pro-martyrs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antimartyr, pseudomartyr, protagonist, paramilitant, militant, satyagrahi.
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