Meaning of pro-martyr | Babel Free

Definitions

The first martyr to die for a particular cause.

Examples

“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”

“Among the scholars at Douai, men were being prepared to serve⟳ as priests and some showed themselves eager to cross over to England immediately rather than wait⟳ upon events. Cuthbert Mayne was captured and executed in 1577 and is regarded as the pro-martyr of the seminary priests.”

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