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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English], from Late Latin, from [[Greek]] martyr-, martys [[witness]]

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English], from Late Latin, from [[Greek]] martyr-, martys [[witness]]

In its [[original]] [[meaning]], the [[word]] martyr, [[meaning]] [[witness]], was used in the [[secular]] [[sphere]] as well as in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].[1] The [[process]] of bearing [[witness]] was not intended to lead to the [[death]] of the witness, although it is known from ancient writers (e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus]) and from the [[New Testament]] that witnesses often died for their testimonies.

In its [[original]] [[meaning]], the [[word]] martyr, [[meaning]] [[witness]], was used in the [[secular]] [[sphere]] as well as in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].[1] The [[process]] of bearing [[witness]] was not intended to lead to the [[death]] of the witness, although it is known from ancient writers (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus]) and from the [[New Testament]] that witnesses often died for their testimonies.

During the early Christian centuries, the term acquired the extended [[meaning]] of a believer who is called to witness for their [[religious]] [[belief]], and on account of this witness, endures [[suffering]] and/or [[death]]. The term, in this later sense, entered the English language as a loanword. The death of a martyr or the value attributed to it is called martyrdom.

During the early Christian centuries, the term acquired the extended [[meaning]] of a believer who is called to witness for their [[religious]] [[belief]], and on account of this witness, endures [[suffering]] and/or [[death]]. The term, in this later sense, entered the English language as a loanword. The death of a martyr or the value attributed to it is called martyrdom.

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century Before 12th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century Before 12th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a [[person]] who [[voluntarily]] suffers [[death]] as the penalty of [[witnessing]] to and refusing to [[renounce]] a [[religion]]

*1: a [[person]] who [[voluntarily]] suffers [[death]] as the penalty of [[witnessing]] to and refusing to [[renounce]] a [[religion]]

A '''martyr''' (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers [[persecution]] and [[death]] for refusing to [[renounce]] a [[belief]] or [[cause]], often religious.

A '''martyr''' (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers [[persecution]] and [[death]] for refusing to [[renounce]] a [[belief]] or [[cause]], often religious.

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/foxe/martyrs.html Fox's Book of Martyrs] 16th century classic book, accounts of martyrdoms, full text.

*[https://www.ccel.org/ccel/foxe/martyrs.html Fox's Book of Martyrs] 16th century classic book, accounts of martyrdoms, full text.

*[http://www.cqpress.com/incontext/terrorism/links/epr_martyrdom.html Martyrdom from the perspective of sociology]-Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion

*[https://www.cqpress.com/incontext/terrorism/links/epr_martyrdom.html Martyrdom from the perspective of sociology]-Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion

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