noun
1. a person who is
killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
"saints, martyrs,
and witnesses to the faith"
verb
1. kill (someone)
because of their beliefs.
"she was martyred
for her faith"
An alternate usage is
one of a person who displays or exaggerates their discomfort or distress in
order to obtain sympathy or admiration, as in "she wanted to play the
martyr".
The illustration above is of St. Valentine in prison before
being beaten, stoned and beheaded for marrying people. I thought it was an
appropriate choice for this post.
There seems to be some confusion about the meaning of the
words Martyrs and Saints these days. Kim Davis, the new hero of the Religious Right;
who are always right; is currently being hailed as a martyr, in spite of her
not having given her life for her beliefs. No one has said Saint as of yet; but
give them time.
Ms. Davis was able to endure just 5 days of confinement
before her faith caved in. Kind of like those first 3 “Holy Unions” she was in
before she got married for the 4th time in a "lifetime commitment" to
her current husband.
Ms. Davis has not been asked to die for her beliefs and
currently still receives her $80,000 per year salary of tax payer money to perform no
work. Oh the horror!
And, as far as Sainthood goes, Ms. Davis has quite a long
walk to make before she even comes close to the mark. Here’s a link to the 8
well known Saints and the ways in which they were executed for their beliefs;
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