What is it called when people die for their religion?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

When people die for their beliefs, christian or otherwise they are what is commonly called a martyr, A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce a belief or cause, usually religious. Their beliefs are so profound and embedded in their psyche they would rather die than to give in to renouncing their religion and their beliefs.

Answer 3

People die for their religion out of respect, honor, Faith....there's many different reasons.

Answer 4

The generic term in English for anyone who dies for their beliefs is a martyr. Martyrdom can be political or religious. Martin Luther King could be classified as a political-religious martyr, for example. Catholics and Jews both have martyrologies, that is, books or liturgic works that record the deeds and deaths of people who died for those faiths. The concept of martyrdom is also important in Islam.