Those who perished were called martyrs, that is, "witnesses.". From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
They were written on the memorial stone of certain Italian martyrs. From Wordnik.com. [Side Lights] Reference
To hold them indefinitely makes longer-term martyrs of them and does nothing for us. From Wordnik.com. Reference
HEMMER: But they mention the word martyrs and said several times the martyrs in Palestine. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2002] Reference
What makes this article more impressive than the other reports of child martyrs is the way Nissenbaum waxes poetical about the little hero. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
Choudary, 42 - who hailed the 9/11 monsters as "martyrs" - wants a revolution to overthrow democracy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If the Palestinians face occupation, as they claim, they don't need "martyrs" - they need leaders who will tell them the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Besen: The Mess In The Middle East] Reference
In these "martyrs" -- not to mention Bouazizi himself -- the antigovernment movement found its Neda Agha Soltans and Sohrab Arabis. From Wordnik.com. [Sohrab Ahmari: How an Arab Autocrat Falls] Reference
The Greek word translated witnesses gives the English word "martyrs.". From Wordnik.com. [Our Man In Heaven: An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews] Reference
The children that become suicide bombers are called martyrs, and Arabs celebrate. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
The children that are killed by Israeli shells are called martyrs, and Arabs weep. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
They send out young men and women to die as so-called martyrs while they hide in cellars. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The patience of the martyrs is a virtue, which he bestows on the originals, his privileged servants, but. From Wordnik.com. [The Bride of Dreams] Reference
The blood of the martyrs was the blood of man -- weak, cruel, fallible man, who, whether he got his inspiration from the Tiber or the. From Wordnik.com. [Marse Henry, Complete An Autobiography] Reference
Say, now, which are the more worthy to be called martyrs, these, or thy fellows that fall fighting for the world and the power thereof?. From Wordnik.com. [Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans] Reference
Such as fell in the conflict were called martyrs; a halo of glory surrounded them, and special joys awaited them even on the battlefield. From Wordnik.com. [Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans] Reference
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