martyrdom
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martyrdom
- /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom, from Old English martyrdōm (“martyrdom”), corresponding to martyr + -dom. Cognate with German Märtyrertum (“martyrdom”), Danish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Swedish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”).
noun martyrdoms
- The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made againſt Polycarp Biſhop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out againſt him to the Governour, that he ſhould caſt him to the Lyons, and when he anſwered them he could not, becauſe the Spectacular ſports we
- Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason.
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Closest in meaning: calvary, martyr, invocation, sacrificial, hell, fedayee, certificate, certification, invoke, affidavit, testify, testimony, cite, quote, commando, stand
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Talk about this word "martyrdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/martyrdom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. martyrdom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/martyrdom "martyrdom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/martyrdom.Cite this
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title = {martyrdom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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