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martyrion

martyrion noun: a church that contains relics of martyrs or marks the site of the grave of a martyr; a martyry.

Noun

martyrion (plural martyria)

  1. A church that contains relics of martyrs or marks the site of the grave of a martyr; a martyry.
    • The structure is described not as an ecclesia but a martyrion,⁸⁵ and specifically dedicated to St. John. This may not be significant, but it is worth speculating on these two facts. If the phylarch participated in the campaign against Khaybar, the presumption is that some federate soldiers died in...1995, Irfan Shahîd, Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century

Forms of martyrion

pluralmartyria

Origin of martyrion

From Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, “shrine of a martyr”). Doublet of martyrium and martyry.

Questions about martyrion

What does martyrion mean?
Martyrion means a church that contains relics of martyrs or marks the site of the grave of a martyr; a martyry.
What part of speech is martyrion?
Martyrion is a noun.
What is the plural of martyrion?
The plural of martyrion is martyria.

Words near martyrion in the dictionary

  1. martyreth
  2. martyria
  3. martyrial
  4. martyries
  5. martyring
  6. martyrion
  7. martyrions
  8. martyrisation
  9. martyrisations
  10. martyrise
  11. martyrised

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