单词 | pseudo-martyrdom |
释义 | pseudo-martyrdomn. False or pretended martyrdom; that which is falsely or erroneously called martyrdom. ΚΠ 1610 J. Donne Pseudo-martyr iv. 135 They are so much more intemperate and importunate vpon this Pseudo-Martyrdome, then any others. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. 459 I wil say nothing here of those vaine cares, torments, needlesse workes, pseudomartyrdome, &c. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 155 Beware of that dangerous Rock of pseudo-Martyrdome. 1844 Times 9 Sept. 5/6 Having suffered what will be called an unjust imprisonment, having established his claim to a sort of pseudo-martyrdom. 1955 Peabody Jrnl. Educ. 33 10 It is a little too easy to enjoy martyrdom, or pseudo-martyrdom. 1997 Valley Independent (Monessen, Pa.) 22 Sept. a6/4 Paparazzi are not going to take their pseudo-martyrdom lying down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610 |
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