ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MARTYR
Old English martir, from Church Latin martyr, from Late Greek martur-, martus witness.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MARTYR
PRESENT
Present
I martyr
you martyr
he/she/it martyrs
we martyr
you martyr
they martyr
Present continuous
I am martyring
you are martyring
he/she/it is martyring
we are martyring
you are martyring
they are martyring
Present perfect
I have martyred
you have martyred
he/she/it has martyred
we have martyred
you have martyred
they have martyred
Present perfect continuous
I have been martyring
you have been martyring
he/she/it has been martyring
we have been martyring
you have been martyring
they have been martyring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I martyred
you martyred
he/she/it martyred
we martyred
you martyred
they martyred
Past continuous
I was martyring
you were martyring
he/she/it was martyring
we were martyring
you were martyring
they were martyring
Past perfect
I had martyred
you had martyred
he/she/it had martyred
we had martyred
you had martyred
they had martyred
Past perfect continuous
I had been martyring
you had been martyring
he/she/it had been martyring
we had been martyring
you had been martyring
they had been martyring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will martyr
you will martyr
he/she/it will martyr
we will martyr
you will martyr
they will martyr
Future continuous
I will be martyring
you will be martyring
he/she/it will be martyring
we will be martyring
you will be martyring
they will be martyring
Future perfect
I will have martyred
you will have martyred
he/she/it will have martyred
we will have martyred
you will have martyred
they will have martyred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been martyring
you will have been martyring
he/she/it will have been martyring
we will have been martyring
you will have been martyring
they will have been martyring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would martyr
you would martyr
he/she/it would martyr
we would martyr
you would martyr
they would martyr
Conditional continuous
I would be martyring
you would be martyring
he/she/it would be martyring
we would be martyring
you would be martyring
they would be martyring
Conditional perfect
I would have martyr
you would have martyr
he/she/it would have martyr
we would have martyr
you would have martyr
they would have martyr
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been martyring
you would have been martyring
he/she/it would have been martyring
we would have been martyring
you would have been martyring
they would have been martyring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you martyr
we let´s martyr
you martyr
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
martyring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARTYR»
The term «martyr» is quite widely used and occupies the
28.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «MARTYR»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
martyr.
His head was boiled, impaled upon a pole and raised above London Bridge. So ended the life of Thomas More, one of the few Londoners upon whom sainthood has been conferred and the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr.
I am a Bedouin warrior who brought glory to Libya and will die a martyr.
The prophet and the martyr do not see the hooting throng. Their eyes are fixed on the eternities.
The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.
As it stands, motherhood is a sort of wilderness through which each woman hacks her way, part martyr, part pioneer; a turn of events from which some women derive feelings of heroism, while others experience a sense of exile from the world they knew.
Acquiring a repertoire in these days, when the vocal literature is so immense, so overwhelming, that the student with sense will devote all his energies to work and not imagine himself a martyr to art.
A martyr can never cooperate with death, go to death in a way that they're not trying to escape.
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.
I'm fighting so I can die a martyr and go to heaven to meet God. Our fight now is against the Americans.
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARTYR»
Discover the use of
martyr in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
martyr and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Martyr: A Novel of Tudor Intrigue
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Rory Clements's Revenger.
2
Pseudo-
martyr: Wherein Out of Certaine Propositions and ...
John Donne published Pseudo-Martyr in 1610, at a moment of extreme political tension between London and Rome.
John Donne, Anthony Raspa, 1993
3
Donatist
Martyr Stories: The Church in Conflict in Roman ...
With this volume, Donatism regains its voice and its hagiography is available in English for the first time.
4
Martyr of the Catacombs: A Tale of Ancient Rome
Told through fictional characters, Martyr of the Catacombs will help the reader understand the history of the early church and the severe persecution it experienced.
Anonymous Christian, Anonymous, 1988
5
Engine Testing: Theory and Practice
This book brings together the large and scattered body of information on the theory and practice of engine testing, to which any engineer responsible for work of this kind must have access.
A. J. MARTYR, M A PLINT, 2011
6
Bonhoeffer: Pastor,
Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil.
With the fall of the ancient Thallonian Empire, civil war threatens the planet of Zondar.
9
A Companion to Peter
Martyr Vermigli
The great Florentine Protestant reformer Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) made a unique contribution to the scriptural hermeneutics of the Renaissance and Reformation, where classical theories of interpretation derived from Patristic and ...
Torrance Kirby, William J. Torrance Kirby, Emidio Campi, 2009
10
The First and Second Apologies
An English translation from Greek of Justin Martyr's two major apologetic works, which are recognized as a formative influence on the development of Christian theology in the early church.
Saint Justin (Martyr), Leslie William Barnard, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARTYR»
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martyr is used in the context of the following news items.
Photo Essay: A visit to Bethlehem's Martyr's cemetery - Mondoweiss
So a man near Dheishe Refugee Camp donated a piece of land and the Martyr's cemetery outside Dheishe was born. For some Muslims ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
Reports: Tenn. gunman wrote of 'becoming a martyr' - USA Today
Two years before he shot dead four U.S. Marines and a sailor, Mohammod Abdulazeez wrote about having suicidal thoughts and "becoming a ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
THE UNSUNG MARTYR - The Telegraph
THE UNSUNG MARTYR. - How it took a Calcuttan 4 hours to travel 4km. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee crowed on Tuesday that her “martyrs' ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
Country pays rich tributes to Emirati martyr | GulfNews.com
The funeral of the martyr Saif Yousuf Ahmad Al Falasi was held at Alia Lootah Mosque in Al Warqa area, Dubai, Image Credit: Ahmed ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
Mamata Banerjee addresses 21 Martyr's Day rally in Kolkata …
Mamata Banerjee addresses 21 Martyr's Day rally in Kolkata. Trinamool Congress supporters across West Bengal poured in at the gathering in ... «indiablooms, Jul 15»
Mamata Banerjee addresses 21 Martyr's Day rally in Kolkata
Trinamool Congress supporters across West Bengal poured in at the gathering in Kolkata's Esplanade area on Tuesday (July 21, 2015) to ... «indiablooms, Jul 15»
Army martyr laid to rest with honour - The Nation
An army contingent led by Colonel Sajid Bashir presented guard of honour to the martyr and laid floral wreath on the grave on behalf of COAS ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
'Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr' Producer Promises 'Intense …
Hungarian developer Neocore Games announced its “persistent sandbox action-RPG” game Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr, which it ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
Sooner Saint? Oklahomans Spread Hometown Martyr's Cause
“It was a horrific experience to have one of our priests killed as — the Vatican has now agreed with us — a martyr,” said Archbishop Beltran. «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
Myanmar Remembers Independence Hero on Martyr's Day - VOA
YANGON—. The Myanmar public got a glimpse into one of the country's darkest moments on Sunday as visitors were given rare access to the ... «Voice of America, Jul 15»
