protomartyr
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protomartyr — [prōt′ō märt′ər] n. [ME prothomartir < MFr < ML(Ec) protomartyr < LGr(Ec) prōtomartyr: see PROTO & MARTYR] the first martyr (in some cause) … English World dictionary
Protomartyr — Pro to*mar tyr, n. [LL., fr. Gr. ?; ? first + ? martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See {Proto }, and {Martyr}.] The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protomartyr — [pʀɔtomaʀtiʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. Déb. XIVe; lat. médiéval protomartyr, grec prôtomartur, de prôtos et martus, turos. → Martyr. ❖ ♦ Didact. Premier martyr (titre donné à saint Étienne) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Protomartyr — Protomartyr, erster Märtyrer; Beiname des St. Stephanus, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Protomartyr — (grch., »der erste Märtyrer«), s. Stephanus … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
PROTOMARTYR — epithetoninter viros S. Stephani; inter feminas S. Theclae, in Menologio Graeco. Eôdem titulô Abelem, Isaacuum ipsumque Christum, insigniri apud Patres, docet Cl. Suidas Thes. Eccl … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
protomartyr — noun Etymology: Middle English prothomartir, from Middle French, from Late Latin protomartyr, from Late Greek prōtomartyr , prōtomartys, from Greek prōt + martyr , martys martyr Date: 15th century the first martyr in a cause or region … New Collegiate Dictionary
protomartyr — /proh toh mahr teuhr/, n. 1. the first Christian martyr, Saint Stephen. 2. the first martyr in any cause. [1400 50; late ME prothomartyr < LL protomartyr < LGk protómartys. See PROTO , MARTYR] * * * … Universalium
protomartyr — (pro to mar tir) s. m. Nom qu on donne à saint Étienne, regardé comme le plus ancien des martyrs. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, premier, et, témoin, martyr … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
protomartyr — noun the first martyr for a cause, especially the first Christian martyr, St Stephen … English new terms dictionary
