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★Martyr(殉道)：解

vt.（及物動詞 transitive verb）
1. 處死(堅持信仰者);折磨;迫害

n.（名詞 noun）
1. 【人】烈士
2. 【人】(因疾病等)長期受苦者
3. 【人】殉教者;殉難者
4. 【人】(假裝自我犧牲或受苦以博取信譽的)假聖人
例：
die a martyr to one's principle 為主義而犧牲
make a martyr of 使…犧牲[受苦]
make a martyr of oneself 假裝聖人,假裝自我犧牲以博取信譽.
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Acts 22:20
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Rev 2:13
I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
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