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Martyr
Person who suffers for defending a cause
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A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant consequence in protest or support of a cause.
In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of an individual by an oppressor.
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🇺🇸 Trump takes moment to recognize Charlie Kirk
During the State of the Union, President Trump took a moment to honor Charlie Kirk, who he said was "martyred" for his beliefs, and Kirk's widow, Erik...
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