MARTYR
Definition of MARTYR
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One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
"Saint Stephen was the first Christian martyr."
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(by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
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(with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
"Stan is a martyr to arthritis, Chris a martyr to Stan's endless moaning about it."
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To make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
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To persecute.
"Some religious and other minorities were martyred until extinction."
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To torment; to torture.
"The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart"
Source: Wiktionary