Definitions For Martyr

noun

  • One who suffers for the sake of principle
  • One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
  • A person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a religion, cause, etc.
  • A person who pretends to suffer or who exaggerates suffering in order to get praise or sympathy
  • A person who suffers greatly from something (such as an illness)

verb

  • Torture and torment like a martyr
  • Kill as a martyr
  • To kill (someone) for refusing to give up a belief or cause

Is Martyr a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
11

The word Martyr is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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