great martyr

noun

A saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

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megalomartyr
OriginAncient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς →
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Meanings

noungreat martyr (plural great martyrs)

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  1. Eastern OrthodoxyA saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

    Synonyms: megalomartyr

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

Similar
megalomartyr
Also see
megalomartyr

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεγαλομάρτυς
  2. Englishgreat martyr

Calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).

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Translations

Bulgarian великомъченик, великомъченица
  • великомъченик (velikomăčenik)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • великомъченица (velikomăčenica)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Catalan megalomàrtir
  • megalomàrtira saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Czech velkomučedník, velkomučednice
  • velkomučedníka saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • velkomučednicea saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Dutch grootmartelaar, grootmartelares
  • grootmartelaara saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • grootmartelaresa saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Estonian suurmärter
  • suurmärtera saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Finnish suurmarttyyri
  • suurmarttyyria saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
French mégalomartyr, mégalomartyre
  • mégalomartyra saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • mégalomartyrea saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
German Großmärtyrer, Großmärtyrerin
  • Großmärtyrera saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Großmärtyrerina saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Megalomärtyrera saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Megalomärtyrerina saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Greek μεγαλομάρτυρας
  • μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyras)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Italian megalomartire
  • megalomartirea saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Latin megalomartyr
  • megalomartyra saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Portuguese megalomártir
  • megalomártira saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Romanian mare mucenic, mare muceniță
  • mare mucenica saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • mare mucenițăa saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Russian великомученик, великомученица
  • великомученик (velikomučenik)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • великомученица (velikomučenica)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Slovak veľkomučeník, veľkomučenica
  • veľkomučeníka saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • veľkomučenicaa saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Spanish megalomártir
  • megalomártira saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
Ukrainian великомученик, великомучениця
  • великомученик (velykomučenyk)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • великомучениця (velykomučenycja)a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
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Chicago

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