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What makes a martyr?

What makes someone a martyr? This entry maps the competing definitions — that a martyr is one who dies for a belief they hold, one who dies for others, and one who dies to advance a cause.

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Dying for something you believe in makes a martyr

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Dying for others makes a martyr

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Dying to further a cause makes a martyr