pseudomartyr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who dies or suffers like a martyr but (e.g. because of heretical religious views) is not a true martyr.

Word forms

pseudomartyr pseudomartyrs

Etymology

From pseudo- + martyr.

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