Phrase guide

great martyr

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A saint who was martyred after suffering great torture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Eastern Orthodoxy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: megalomartyr

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek μεγαλομάρτυς (megalomártus).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: велікаму́чанік (vjelikamúčanik) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Belarusian: велікамучаніца (vjelikamučanica) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Bulgarian: великомъченик (velikomǎčenik) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Bulgarian: великомъченица (velikomǎčenica) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Catalan: megalomàrtir — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Czech: velkomučedník — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Czech: velkomučednice — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Dutch: grootmartelaar — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Dutch: grootmartelares — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Estonian: suurmärter — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Finnish: suurmarttyyri — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • French: mégalomartyr — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • French: mégalomartyre — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Georgian: დიდმოწამე (didmoc̣ame) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • German: Großmärtyrer — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • German: Großmärtyrerin — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • German: Megalomärtyrer — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • German: Megalomärtyrerin — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Greek: μεγαλομάρτυρας (megalomártyras) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Italian: megalomartire — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Latin: megalomartyr — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Macedonian: великомаченик (velikomačenik) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Macedonian: великомаченица (velikomačenica) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Portuguese: megalomártir — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Romanian: mare mucenic — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Romanian: mare muceniță — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Russian: великомученик (velikomučenik) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Russian: великомученица (velikomučenica) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Serbo-Croatian: великомученик — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Serbo-Croatian: великомученица — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Slovak: veľkomučeník — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Slovak: veľkomučenica — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Spanish: megalomártir — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Ukrainian: великомученик (velykomučenyk) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture
  • Ukrainian: великомучениця (velykomučenycja) — a saint who was martyred after suffering great torture