- Martyr - Wikipedia
A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party
- MARTYRDOM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MARTYRDOM is the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith How to use martyrdom in a sentence
- Martyr | Definition, Examples, Religions, Facts | Britannica
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyady, founder of Ḥabad Ḥasidism, considered the spirit of martyrdom (mesirut nefesh) to be the distinguishing quality of the Jewish people The deliberate execution of an estimated six million Jews by the Nazis during World War II dwarfed all previous ordeals of martyrdom
- Martyr - World History Encyclopedia
The title and status of martyrdom are assigned by society, where the person event is memorialized in stories and monuments Martyrdom is most often juxtaposed to a dominant social or religious worldview or an oppressive government
- MARTYRDOM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Add to word list a martyr’s suffering or death: the martyrdom of St Catherine (Definition of martyrdom from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- ˈMARTYRDOM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
ˈmartyrdom definition: the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr See examples of ˈMARTYRDOM used in a sentence
- martyrdom, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
martyrdom, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
- Martyrdom - definition of martyrdom by The Free Dictionary
martyrdom 1 the condition of being a martyr 2 the death or type of suffering of a particular martyr 3 any arduous suffering or torment
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