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martyrdommar‧tyr‧dom /ˈmɑːtədəm $ ˈmɑːrtər-/ noun [uncountable] - His deterioration through Alzheimer's Disease with its abundant frustrations had long been for him a physical and mental martyrdom.
- Intensely painted scenes depict the gruesome martyrdom of countless saints.
- Its boasts about fanatical recruits lining up for paradise through the martyrdom of suicide-bombing may be bluster.
- Near the end of his life, Young, fearing martyrdom, started going out in public only with armed escort.
- Other forms of holiness - that of the virgin and the ascetic - were assimilated to martyrdom.
- They believe in martyrdom, and forbid members to have one-to-one meetings with their lawyers in jail.
death as a martyr: In that year, thousands of Christians suffered martyrdom for their faith. |