A person may martyr themselves because they believe in a cause or suffers persecution. There are usually religious reasons for someone martyring themselves.
A martyr is someone who suffers, even dies, for their beliefs; often referred to in a biblical sense. Also translated to mean "witness". Ex: Joan of Arc is a well known martyr. A peasant who claimed Divine guidance and led France to many victories during the Hundred Years' War. She was burned at the stake at age 19 and willingly died for her cause, the Lords' desire. I use the term in my practice when I want a client to understand that they place themselves in needless pain, an extreme or constant sufferer, typically embracing their personal turmoil. I find previously abused persons often chastise themselves immensely. I see is as they are martyring themselves. So, to find a martyr in your bed you refer to yourself as being a martyr, an extreme sufferer to whatever your cause is. In the song Some Nights it likely refers to a man who is willing to die and live through hell on Earth for his beliefs. I mean... most people who join a war believing it in so much that they are willing to suffer and die for their belief.
yes John Proctor is a martyr because he was willing to die rather than tarnish his family name by admitting to committing a crime that he didn't do.
Well the definition of a martyr is someone willing to die than give up their religious beliefs so I guess they way they can die varies.
It means that he, or she, is willing to die for the truth.
A martyr is someone who is willing to die instead of renounce their beliefs, or who will go through great suffering to further their beliefs. Here are some sentences.Joan of Arc is considered a martyr.He was a martyr to his arthritis.I don't think I could have become a religious martyr.
Yes, and they are called Martyr's
Romero died as a martyr while serving God and his people.
Christians don't execute people. Besides it would be somewhat contradictory to be executed for belief in a god that your executers believe in too.
People of all faiths have been willing to die for their beliefs. Just as some Christians were willing to die when persecuted by the pagan emperors, so also were thousands of pagans willing to die when persecuted by the Christian emperors who followed. Religious beliefs can be so deeply held that they become part of our identity.
The word usually used is 'martyr', although it was originally associated with a messenger.
Because they might be sick or just insecure about themselves. They are willing to spend this money because after a while of this feeling, they can't bear to not have that surgeory, just like if you have a goal.
A martyr?