n
A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
adj
(Roman Catholicism) Having been recognized and declared, by the church, that a deceased has entered heaven; having attained this step in the process of canonization.
n
(by extension) Any sacrifice to a deity or deities, or to the deceased in such a way.
n
The belief that a system or entity will collapse.
n
Britain standard spelling of commandery.
n
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
n
Alternative spelling of faith healer [One who uses spiritual means (such as prayer, laying on of hands) in order to heal others.]
n
One who heals, especially through faith.
n
a physical location protected by law as a memorial to an historic event or person
v
(transitive) To raise (someone) to the rank of cardinal.
n
An exceptional or proud achievement.
adj
Of or pertaining to oblation; oblational
v
(transitive, informal, games) To sacrifice.
adj
(obsolete) sacrificial
n
One who makes a sacrifice.
n
(historical) In the early Christian church, those who sacrificed to idols in persecution, but returned as penitents afterwards.
adj
of or relating to sacrifice
n
The offering of anything to a god; a consecratory rite.
n
A lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
n
A policy or approach based on sacrifice.
n
The individual or group that is to receive the practical benefits of the sacrifice.
n
One who commits sacrilege.
n
One who is guilty of sacrilege.
n
The act of making the ultimate sacrifice of giving up one's life for a cause.
n
A person who offers himself or herself as a sacrifice (as a religious act, for example).
v
(religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
v
To make grave, serious, and reverential.
n
Dying (especially in battle) for one's country or other cause.
n
A deliverer; a name of infamy given to Christians who delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their persecutors to save their lives.
n
Death for a cause or for one's country.
n
A monument to commemorate the people who were killed in a particular war
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