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Definition of protomartyr - 2 dictionary results

pro⋅to⋅mar⋅tyr

  [proh-toh-mahr-ter]
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–noun
1. the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen.
2. the first martyr in any cause.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME prothomartyr < LL prōtomartyr < LGk prōtómartys. See proto-, martyr
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pro·to·mar·tyr   (prō'tō-mär'tər)   
n.  The first martyr in a cause. Used especially of the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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