Comment on 148 schoolgirls martyred in Israeli regime's heinous attack in Minab
TheHolm@aussie.zone 2 days agoHmm, www.britannica.com/topic/martyr – and other dictionaries disagree with you. It has to be a willing sacrifice.
Berate? Why do you come to this conclusion? Does it matter to parents whether they call the child a “martyr” or a “victim”? In both cases the child is dead?
jaek@aussie.zone 2 days ago
The fact that you don’t know the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia suggests that you’re not exactly an authority on the matter.
Here are some actual dictionary references:
oed
cambridge
Merriam Webster
TheHolm@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Encyclopedia example was answer on you remark about historical contents. And Cambridge directly contradict you, there is no victim there. OED marked that meaning as obsolete. Only webster prove your point.