Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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martyr | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Lawrence of Rome | Yes | No | No | No |
martyr (noun) | Lawrence of Rome (noun) |
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one who suffers for the sake of principle | Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258) |
one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion |
martyr (verb) | Lawrence of Rome (verb) |
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torture and torment like a martyr | |
kill as a martyr |