- 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 - 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
- Martyr | Definition, Examples, Religions, Facts | Britannica
The Talmud cites the majority opinion that one should prefer martyrdom to three transgressions—idolatry, sexual immorality, and murder The Midrash on Lamentations 2:2 contains what is probably the oldest Jewish martyrology, the list of the Ten Martyrs
- 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 | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
ˈmɑr·t̬ər·dəm 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)
- martyrdom, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
martyrdom, n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
- ˈMARTYRDOM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
ˈmartyrdom definition: the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr See examples of ˈMARTYRDOM used in a sentence
- 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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