Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great martyr

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: great -mar-tyr
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).

Inflected Forms

great martyrs (plural) greatmartyr (alternative) great-martyr (alternative)

Phrases

great martyress

Synonyms

megalomartyr

Questions

What does great martyr mean?: A saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.
Where does great martyr come from?: Calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).

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