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Definition of MARTYRDOM

Martyrdom
Martyrdom 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.

Meaning of MARTYRDOM from wikipedia

- suffers a significant consequence in protest or support of a cause. In the martyrdom narrative of the remembering community, this refusal to comply with the...
- Boyarin characterizes W. H. C. Frend's view of martyrdom as having originated in Judaism and Christian martyrdom as a continuation of that practice. Frend...
- Martyrdom of Paul may refer to: Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Paul, a section of the Acts of Paul The death of Paul the Apostle Martyrdom of St. Paul...
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- Martyrdom of Polycarp (latin: Martyrium Polycarpi) is a m****cript written in the form of a letter that relates the religious martyrdom of Polycarp, Bishop...
- "Correspondence between William R. Hamilton and Samuel H. B. Smith Regarding the Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith" (PDF). Nauvoo Journal. 11 (2): 83–92. Hill...
- connection to the subject. The oldest record of the details of Sebastian's martyrdom is found in the Chronograph of 354, which mentions him as a martyr, venerated...
- sense of "martyr" (i.e. one who dies for his faith); the ****ociation with Martyrdom acquires wider usage in the hadith. The first martyr for Islam was a woman...
- The Great Genna Martyrdom (元和の大殉教, Genna no daijunkyō), also known as the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki, was the execution of 55 foreign and domestic Catholics...
- influenced by and have helped disseminate the culture of martyrdom. They perceive martyrdom as the ultimate sacrifice for their cause and often cite it...