The meaning of MARTYRDOM is the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith. How to use martyrdom in a sentence.

A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a …

Dec 29, 2025 · Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Lyady, founder of Ḥabad Ḥasidism, considered the spirit of martyrdom (mesirut nefesh) to be the distinguishing quality of the Jewish people. The …

/ ˈmɑr·t̬ər·dəm / Add to word list a martyr’s suffering or death: the martyrdom of St. Catherine (Definition of martyrdom from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

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Definition of martyrdom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

martyrdom 1. the condition of being a martyr. 2. the death or type of suffering of a particular martyr. 3. any arduous suffering or torment.

Feb 15, 2022 · In the Western tradition, the concept of martyrs and martyrdom is drawn from Greco-Roman stories of a noble death (hero cults), the Jewish Maccabean Revolt of 167 BCE, …

If someone suffers martyrdom, they are killed or made to suffer greatly because of their religious or political beliefs.

MARTYRDOM definition: the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr. See examples of martyrdom used in a sentence.