protomartyr

[ proh-toh-mahr-ter ]

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noun

protomartyr

/ ˌprəʊtəʊˈmɑːtə /

1400–50; late Middle English prothomartyr < Late Latin prōtomartyr < Late Greek prōtómartys. See proto-, martyr

The Protomartyr and the Precursor seem always inseparable throughout the faithful little city of the Cintola.

The women reformers of our day should promote Margaret Brent to the position of their patron saint and protomartyr.

Go with Ellsworth, protomartyr of this great cause of freedom.

Certainly a church dedicated to the Christian protomartyr was not the most appropriate place for drawing up such a decree!

The misappropriation of the glories of the protomartyr is somewhat transparent.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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