English Explanatory Dictionary

protomartyr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the first Christian martyrs.

Word forms

protomartyr protomartyrs

Etymology

From Middle English prothomartir, prothomartyr, from Middle French prothomartir and Medieval Latin prōtomartyr, from Koine Greek πρωτομάρτυς (prōtomártus). By surface analysis, proto- + martyr.

Derived words

protomartyrdom protomartyress
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