1) Like a saint 2) Like Joan of Arc 3) Like many a saint 4) Like many saints 5) Made to pay the price 6) Sacrificed for a cause 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Martyr
martyring, martyred, martyrs 1. To kill someone for holding beliefs. 2. To kill somebody for refusing to deny a strongly held belief; especially, a religious belief. 3. To martyr oneself by making sacrifices for something. 4. To bring difficulties, suffering, or hardship on oneself for a belief.