English
hieromartyr
From hiero- + martyr.
Proto-Indo-European *ish₁ros ‘holy’
Proto-Hellenic *iherós ‘holy, divine’
Ancient Greek ἱερός ‘sacred, holy’
English hiero-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- ‘to fall into thinking, remember, care for’
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Ancient Greek μάρτυρ ‘Aeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς (mắrtŭs)’
Ecclesiastical Latin martyr ‘martyr, especially a Christian martyr’
Old English martyr
Middle English martir
English martyr
Today it means
noun A martyr in the Eastern Church who was a bishop or priest
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hieromartyr