Answer to "Martin Luther King Jr, for one" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MARTYR , but the solution may also be ATLANTAN which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).

Martin Luther King Jr, for one crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
MARTYR	33 %	6
SOUTHERNBAPTIST	33 %	15
ATLANTAN	33 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Martin Luther King Jr, for one

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• montgomery
• nonviolence
• coretta scott king
• nobelprize
• benediction
• lutheran
• giovanni de medici
• leo x
• selma
• german
• heresy
• lutheranism

Crossword Answer definitions

MARTYR noun

1. One who willingly accepts being put to death for adhering openly to one's religious beliefs; notably, saints canonized after martyrdom.
2. (by extension) One who sacrifices his or her life, station, or something of great personal value, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause.
3. (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.

MARTYR verb

1. To make someone into a martyr by putting him or her to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.
2. To persecute.
3. To torment; to torture.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result MARTYR

• ___ complex
• Thomas à Becket, e.g.
• Joan of Arc, e.g.
• Sufferer for a cause
• Self-sacrificing type
• Victim, of a sort
• Joan of Arc, for one
• Joan of Arc, notably
• Saint Christopher, for one
• Saint Christopher, e.g.

More clues leading to the result SOUTHERNBAPTIST

• Mike Huckabee, for one
• Martin Luther King, Jr., for one
• King's church affiliation
• Jimmy Carter, for one
• Martin Luther King Jr., e.g.
• Certain Christian
• Billy Graham's faith

More clues leading to the result ATLANTAN

• Chap from Georgia
• Certain Georgian
• Georgia native
• Martin Luther King Jr., e.g.
• Bobby Jones is one.
• Resident of Peachtree Street.
• What 4 Down was by birth
• Margaret Mitchell was one
• Brave, for instance
• Brave person, typically?