martyr

martire

Persona uccisa a causa delle proprie convinzioni religiose.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a martyr for something (They remember her as a martyr for her faith.)

Espressioni comuni: Christian martyr, religious martyr, martyr for something

martire

Persona che accetta di soffrire o morire pur di non nascondere o abbandonare la propria fede.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a martyr for something (He became a martyr for his religious beliefs.)

Espressioni comuni: willing martyr, martyr for something, religious martyr

martire

Persona che soffre molto a causa di malattie, dolori o altri problemi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a martyr to something (She was a martyr to severe headaches.)

Sinonimi: sufferer

Espressioni comuni: martyr to pain, martyr to something

martirizzare

Uccidere qualcuno per le sue convinzioni, soprattutto religiose.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: be martyred for something (He was martyred for his religious beliefs.)

Espressioni comuni: martyr someone, martyr believers

perseguitare, tormentare

Trattare qualcuno con crudeltà e farlo soffrire, spesso a causa delle sue convinzioni.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: persecute, torment

Espressioni comuni: martyr someone, martyr a minority