Martyred? Really?

[Rakesh Prasad Chaturvedi]

I was recently corrected by a senior and respected military veteran about the term 'Martyred' that we often use in context of soldiers who are killed in action. He pointed out rightly as I checked later from various dictionaries, from one of which I reproduce below, that the right term may be Killed in Action or died in action, etc. I thought I'd share this.

From Thesaurus.com, the meaning of martyred is:

noun

1.

a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.

2.

a person who is put to death or endures great suffering on behalf of any belief, principle, or cause:

a martyr to the cause of social justice.

3.

a person who undergoes severe or constant suffering:

a martyr to severe headaches.

4.

a person who seeks sympathy or attention by feigning or exaggerating pain, deprivation, etc.

verb (used with object)

5.

to make a martyr of, especially by putting to death.

6.

to torment or torture.

With Warm Regards,

Col RP Chaturvedi,

Mobile: +919891279035

rpchat...@gmail.com

Nescit Cedere

"Fortes Fortuna Iuvat" 

                                                                              

And how can a man die better, than facing fearful odds... For the ashes of his father and the temple of his gods

[behram dadademery]

Any one with basic knowledge of the English language knows this.....the word 'martyr' crept in thanx to the Press and TV Presenters. Ofcourse we Army guys also chipped in to lend credence to the word.

Now lets work on undoing this wrong usage of a word.

Bjd

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[KishanLal Sindhi]

Dear Sir

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[ian cardozo]

Hi Rakesh,

Your e-mail on the issue of the word 'martyrs' for soldiers killed in action is timely and relevant.

Please also know that the pronouncement of the word 'martyrs by most of us is also grossly incorrect. The 'y' letter in the word is never pronounced! I find it very irritating to hear persons mispronouncing this word.

Warm regards

Ian Cardozo

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