

It just English.
Lol
Martyrs die willingly for their cause
Even taking the Roman Catholic definition (i.e where the word martyr comes from that’s completely wrong.
They are victims not martyrs
These two categories are not mutually exclusive.
You come across as the sort of person that would berate a grieving parent for referring to their dead child as a “little angel”.













The fact that you don’t know the difference between a dictionary and an encyclopaedia suggests that you’re not exactly an authority on the matter.
Here are some actual dictionary references:
oed
cambridge
Merriam Webster