new martyr; neomartyr
Christian term for a martyr recognized in more recent times, especially in Eastern Orthodox contexts.
In the Russian Orthodox Church, those who were martyred under the communist regime are venerated as new martyrs.
Compound of 新 (new) and 致命者 (martyr), a calque from Greek νεομάρτυς (neomartys) or Russian новомученик (novomuchenik).