martyr
noun
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion.
martyred
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past participleof martyr.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof martyr.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
martyrnouna person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion.
Example Sentences
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The martyred Monica has literally been transfigured into a saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
"Bakers died while making bread" in the village square and "municipal workers were martyred while using bulldozers", the 55-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Mohammad Mokhber, a former Iranian vice president, called the new supreme leader “the complete mirror of our martyred leader, Imam Khamenei.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Dr. King was an American patriot who was martyred for trying to bend the arc of the moral universe to justice.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025
She whispered their names: Petyr, Marya, Anastasia, Vladimir, Lizabeta, Sankta Alina, martyred before she could turn eighteen.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
