pro-martyr

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The first martyr to die for a particular cause.

   • Such a man was John Brown. He was strong in his moral and mental nature, as well as in his physical nature. He was born to lead; and he led, and made himself the pro-martyr of a cause rapidly perfecting.
   • John was a son, probably the younger son, of Zebedee and Salome and a brother of the elder James who became the pro-martyr of the apostles.
   • We have a tragic instance of baneful clericalism in the death of Patrick Hamilton, the pro-martyr of the Scottish Reformation
2. 2

   In favor of or supporting martyrdom or a group of martyrs.

   • If we now turn to another lustily pro-martyr work we can open up some more key themes and problems.
   • Why should they cease suicide bombings if Israel withdraws from the West Bank and Gaza, when pro-martyr Hezbollah terrorists continue to attack Israel two years after it withdrew from Southern Lebanon?

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