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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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1828 Definition
M`ARTYR, n. [Gr. a witness.] One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel. Stephen was the first christian martyr.
M`ARTYR, v.t. To put to death for adhering to what one believes to be the truth; to sacrifice one on account of his faith or profession.
1913 Definition
One who, by his death, bears witness to
the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion;
as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
Chaucer.
To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to witness by death. South. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his
station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle,
or to sustain a cause.
Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, To put to death for
adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity] to sacrifice on account
of faith or profession.
Bp. Pearson. To persecute; to torment; to
torture.
Chaucer.
The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. Pope. | ||||||||
