martyrdom
UK/ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/
martyrdom noun: the condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
Noun
martyrdom (countable and uncountable, plural martyrdoms)
- The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
- The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made againſt Polycarp Biſhop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out againſt him to the Governour, that he ſhould caſt him to the Lyons, and when he anſwered them he could not, becauſe the Spectacular ſports...1681, George Hickes, A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London
- “Regard not that, my brother,” answered Magdalen Græme; “the first successors of Saint Peter himself, were elected not in sunshine but in tempests—not in the halls of the Vatican, but in the subterranean vaults and dungeons of Heathen Rome—they were not gratulated with shouts and salvos of...1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
- Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason.
martyrdom meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
martyrdom in Hindi
- condition of a martyr
- वीरगति vīragti, शहादत śahādat, शहीदी śahīdī, कुरबानी kurbānī
martyrdom in Tamil
- உயிர்த்தியாகம்
martyrdom in Marathi
- हौतात्म्य, शहादत
martyrdom in Urdu
- condition of a martyr
- شَہادَت śahādat
More languagesFewer languages
- martyrdom in Bengali
- শাহাদাত śahadat
- martyrdom in Telugu
- బలిదానం
- martyrdom in Malayalam
- രക്തസാക്ഷിത്വം raktasākṣitvaṁ, വീരമൃത്യു vīramr̥tyu, ആത്മത്യാഗം ātmatyāgaṁ
- martyrdom in Kannada
- ಹುತಾತ್ಮತೆ, ಹುತಾತ್ಮರಾಗುವಿಕೆ
- martyrdom in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ śahādat, شَہَادَت śahādat
- martyrdom in Gujarati
- શહાદત, શહીદી
- martyrdom in Odia
- ଶହାଦତ
- martyrdom in Nepali
- शहादत, शहीदी
- martyrdom in Arabic
- شَهَادَة šahāda
- martyrdom in Indonesian
- kemartiran
Examples of martyrdom in a sentence
- The ceiling had been painted with the martyrdom of some saint.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Age and Youth”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]...
- The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III:
Forms of martyrdom
| plural | martyrdoms |
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Origin of martyrdom
From Middle English martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom, from Old English martyrdōm (“martyrdom”), corresponding to martyr + -dom. Cognate with German Märtyrertum (“martyrdom”), Danish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Swedish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”).
Words formed from martyrdom
Phrases with martyrdom
Questions about martyrdom
- What does martyrdom mean?
- Martyrdom means the condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
- What is martyrdom in Hindi?
- Martyrdom in Hindi is वीरगति (vīragti), शहादत (śahādat), शहीदी (śahīdī). See Martyrdom meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use martyrdom in a sentence?
- The ceiling had been painted with the martyrdom of some saint.
- What part of speech is martyrdom?
- Martyrdom is a noun.
- How do you pronounce martyrdom?
- Martyrdom is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of martyrdom?
- The plural of martyrdom is martyrdoms.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: martyrdom (page history and authors); martyrdom (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martyrdom (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); শাহাদাত (Bengali) (page history and authors); martyrdom (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martyrdom (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martyrdom (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martyrdom (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); martyrdom (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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