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单词 martyrdom
释义

martyrdom

noun

mar·​tyr·​dom ˈmär-tər-dəm How to pronounce martyrdom (audio)
1
: the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith
… defended moral truth even to the point of enduring martyrdom Andrew Sullivan
2
: affliction, torture

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To sabotage anything that leads to normalization of relations with other countries denotes even greater purity of purpose, a sort national martyrdom, and plus the resulting isolation empowers the regime internally. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Millions of Shiite Muslims are marking the festival of Ashoura that commemorates the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein. Mehdi Fattahi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2022 But not if their only purpose in the plot is virtual martyrdom. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 July 2022 In his teens, Conrad fled from the morbid atmosphere of Polish martyrdom to the freedom of England and life at sea. Jeffrey Meyers, WSJ, 27 May 2022 The focus on martyrdom and national suffering was symptomatic of the colonial trauma and learned helplessness of the colonized. Sasha Dovzhyk, CNN, 11 May 2022 The heroes of Kyiv surely would have preferred a world in which their heroism — and martyrdom — were unnecessary. Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 6 Mar. 2022 Both of them do too much—Candy with a smile, Betty with the sourness of martyrdom. John Anderson, WSJ, 5 May 2022 Not content to tell a success story, Smith sells a martyrdom story. Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

martyrdom

noun

as in suicide
the suffering and death of a martyr He suffered martyrdom for his religious beliefs.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • suicide
  • fatality
  • casualty
  • destruction
  • fate
  • self-murder
  • self-slaughter
  • self-destruction
  • grave
  • demise
  • dissolution
  • doom
  • decease
  • passing
  • massacre
  • assassination
  • annihilation
  • extermination
  • exit
  • passage
  • execution
  • killing
  • sleep
  • expiration
  • slaughter
  • end
  • quietus
  • curtains
  • expiry
  • ending
  • great divide
  • ruin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • life
  • existence
  • birth
  • creation
  • rise
  • genesis
  • origination
  • nativity
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