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protomartyr

N คน แรก ใน เรื่อง หนึ่งๆ  martyr

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTOMARTYR

n.[Gr. first, and martyr. ] 1. The first martyr; a term applied to Stephen, the first christian martyr.
2. The first who suffers or is sacrificed in any cause.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTOMARTYR

Pro "to *mar `tyr, n. Etym: [LL. , fr. Gr. protomartyr. See Proto-, and Martyr. ]

 

Defn: The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian martyr.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protomartyr

pro to mar tyr |ˈprōtōˌmärtər ˌproʊdoʊˈmɑrdər | noun the first martyr for a cause, esp. the first Christian martyr, St. Stephen.

 

Oxford Dictionary

protomartyr

proto |mar ¦tyr |prəʊtəʊˈmɑːtə | noun the first martyr for a cause, especially the first Christian martyr, St Stephen.