martyr
person who suffers persecution and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one
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Summary
martyr is a condition[1]. martyr ranks in the top 5% of condition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,137 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: status[3]
- Subclass of: believer[4], victim[5], Roman Catholic beatification and canonization stage[6]
- Commons category: Martyrs[7]
- Significant event: martyrdom[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Martyrs[9]
- Depicted by: Martire[10]
- Partner in business or sport: Zacchaeus[11], Centola of Burgos[12], Alphaeus[13], Helena[14]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Has immediate cause: martyrdom[19]
- Female form of label: Märtyrerin[20], martyre[21], Męczennica[22], mučednice[23], маченичка[24], martraŕka[25], mučenka[26], мученица[27], kankinė[28]
- Male form of label: kankinys[29], mučenec[30]
- Iconographic symbol: martyr's palm[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: concrete/abstract disjunction anomalies[32]
- P14483: m/martir[33]
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Influence
Things named for martyr include Place des Martyrs - Martelaarsplein[34], a square[35], in Belgium[36].
Why It Matters
martyr has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] martyr is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for martyr include Place des Martyrs - Martelaarsplein[34], a square[35], in Belgium[36].