Clues for the word "MARTYR"
We've had 57 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 92 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on February 15, 2026.
Definition of martyr
- n. - One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
- n. - Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to sustain a cause.
- v. t. - To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
- v. t. - To persecute; to torment; to torture.
Referring Clues
- Joan of Arc, e.g.
- Real bitter-ender
- St. Stephen, in the Bible
- St. Stephen, notably
- Victim, of a sort
- Joan of Arc, for one
- Self-sacrificing type
- Saint Stephen, e.g.
- Saint Stephen, for one
- Saint Christopher, e.g.
- Willing sacrifice
- Saint Stephen or Joan of Arc, e.g.
- Joan of Arc, for example
- Joan of Arc, notably
- Saint, often
- Joan of Arc, for instance
- Constant sufferer
- Religious sufferer
- St. Stephen, for one
- St. Stephen, e.g.
- One who dies for his belief
- 14-Down, for one
- Suffering believer
- Saint Agnes, e.g.
- Martin Luther King Jr., for one
- Thomas Becket, e.g.
- Long-suffering person
- One who died for a cause
- Sufferer for a cause
- One who suffers for a cause
- One who dies for a cause
- Long-suffering one
- Sacrificial figure
- Person dying for a cause
- Just in, without a break, for one-month try-out
- Tolpuddle man: "It's my right to protect skill"
- Presumably he had a good reason for being late
- One suffering or dying for cause
- One suffering or dying for a cause
- One suffering for a cause
- Persecute damage on rubber ring, mainly
- Victim for a cause
- Sufferer from public transport going over unknown runs
- Ross's leader following his follower, mostly one that suffers
- Stephen was one
- One with a good reason for being late
- One exaggerating distress caused by damage to most of feature on car
- Self-sacrificer
- Early Christian
- Stephen, in the Bible
- ___ complex
- St. Stephen or Martin Luther King Jr., notably
- Role played by a sufferer, maybe
- One dying for a cause
- Person willing to sacrifice oneself
- Self-sacrificial sort
- Stoic sufferer
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Sunday - February 15, 2026
- Mirror Mini - December 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 29, 2025
- New York Times - November 09, 2025
- New York Times - November 17, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 09, 2024
- New York Times - August 13, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 13, 2024
- Family Time - June 02, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 13, 2024
- New York Times - December 27, 2023
- Daily Quick - November 29, 2023
- New York Times - November 20, 2022
- Daily Quick - August 13, 2022
- Mirror Mini - December 08, 2017
- Daily Quick - November 29, 2017
- Chronicle of Higher Education - November 17, 2017
- Universal - May 09, 2017
- Washington Post Classic - April 30, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - March 26, 2017
- Universal - February 11, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 03, 2017
- LA Times Sunday - August 21, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - January 26, 2016
- Jonesin - January 19, 2016
- New York Times - December 08, 2015
- USA Today - November 13, 2015
- Guardian Quick - October 09, 2015
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - October 09, 2015
- USA Today - August 07, 2015
- And in 62 more crossword puzzles...