1 a person who suffers death or hardship for what he or she believes: “St Joan is said to have been a martyr.”
martelaar

2 a person who continually suffers from a disease, difficulty etc: “She is a martyr to rheumatism.”
lijder
to put (someone) to death or cause (him) to suffer greatly for his beliefs: “Saint Joan was martyred by the English.”
de marteldood doen sterven

'martyrdom (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

the suffering or death of a martyr.
martelaarschap
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the martyr	de martelaar (m) ; de martelares (v)
martyr	bloedgetuige

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: be a martyr to NL: veel te lijden hebben van