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1) a person who is put to death or caused to suffer greatly for the sake of a great cause, religious belief or principle (martyr)

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Meaning:
execute

to kill a person (for a major crime)

kill

kill

an act of killing a wild animal, person etc

deprive of existence; destroy

PUT TO DEATH as in Wiktionary
PUT TO DEATH as in Wikipedia