Definition of Martirdom
Mar"tyr*dom (?), n. [Martyr +
-dom.]
1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a
martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the
Christian faith, or to any cause. Bacon.
I came from martyrdom unto this
peace. Longfellow.
2. Affliction; torment; torture.
Chaucer.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
- Affliction; torment; torture.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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