<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion.</li><li>A person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause: Her death has made her a martyr to the cause of social justice.</li><li>A person who undergoes severe or constant suffering: The patient was a martyr to severe headaches.</li><li>A person who seeks sympathy or attention by feigning or exaggerating pain, deprivation, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To persecute for supporting a belief or cause, especially by putting to death.</li><li>To torment or torture.</li></ul>