martyr

Märtyrer

Person, die wegen ihres religiösen Glaubens getötet wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A person killed because of their religious beliefs.

• He died as a martyr.
• The church remembers the martyrs killed for their beliefs.
• She became a martyr when soldiers killed her for refusing to abandon her faith.

So benutzt man es: a martyr for something (They remember her as a martyr for her faith.)

Häufige Wendungen: Christian martyr, religious martyr, martyr for something

Märtyrer

Person, die lieber Leiden oder Tod auf sich nimmt, als ihren Glauben zu verbergen oder aufzugeben.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who willingly accepts death or suffering rather than hide or give up their religious beliefs.

• She chose to become a martyr.
• The martyrs refused to give up their faith.
• He was regarded as a martyr after enduring years of imprisonment for his beliefs.

So benutzt man es: a martyr for something (He became a martyr for his religious beliefs.)

Häufige Wendungen: willing martyr, martyr for something, religious martyr

Leidender, Geplagter

Jemand, der stark unter Krankheiten, Schmerzen oder anderen Problemen leidet.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who suffers a lot from illness, pain, or other problems.

• He is a martyr to back pain.
• My aunt was a martyr to migraines.
• Years of poor health made him a martyr to constant discomfort.

So benutzt man es: a martyr to something (She was a martyr to severe headaches.)

Synonyme: sufferer

Häufige Wendungen: martyr to pain, martyr to something

zum Märtyrer machen

Jemanden wegen seiner Überzeugungen töten, besonders wegen seines religiösen Glaubens.

In einfachem Englisch: To kill someone because of their beliefs, especially their religion.

• The king ordered his soldiers to martyr the priest.
• Several believers were martyred for refusing to abandon their faith.
• The church remembers those martyred during that period.

So benutzt man es: be martyred for something (He was martyred for his religious beliefs.)

Häufige Wendungen: martyr someone, martyr believers

verfolgen, quälen

Jemanden grausam behandeln und leiden lassen, oft wegen seiner Überzeugungen.

In einfachem Englisch: To treat someone cruelly and make them suffer, often because of their beliefs.

• Cruel rulers martyred the villagers for years.
• The authorities continued to martyr religious minorities.
• Families were martyred through imprisonment and constant threats.

Synonyme: persecute, torment

Häufige Wendungen: martyr someone, martyr a minority