Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Martyr (v. t.) To persecute; to torment; to torture.
(2) - Martyr (v. t.) To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
(3) - Martyr (n.) Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
(4) - Martyr (n.) One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

(1) - Martyrdom (n.) Affliction; torment; torture.
(2) - Martyrdom (n.) The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

(1) - Martyrological (a.) Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.