"martyrdom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-martyrdom.ogg [US] Forms: martyrdoms [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|martyrdome}} Middle English martyrdome, {{m|enm|martirdom}} martirdom, {{m|enm|marterdom}} marterdom, {{inh|en|ang|martyrdōm||martyrdom}} Old English martyrdōm (“martyrdom”), {{suffix|en|martyr|dom}} martyr + -dom, {{cog|de|Märtyrertum||martyrdom}} German Märtyrertum (“martyrdom”), {{cog|da|martyrdom||martyrdom}} Danish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), {{cog|sv|martyrdom||martyrdom}} Swedish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), {{cog|no|martyrdom||martyrdom}} Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} martyrdom (countable and uncountable, plural martyrdoms)
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (condition of a martyr): شَهَادَة (šahāda) [feminine] (Arabic), мъченичество (mǎčeničestvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), martiri [masculine] (Catalan), 殉難 (Chinese Mandarin), 殉难 (xùnnàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 殉教 (xùnjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 殉道 (xùndào) (Chinese Mandarin), mučednictví [neuter] (Czech), marttyyrius (Finnish), martyre [masculine] (French), მოწამეობა (moc̣ameoba) (Georgian), Märtyrertod [masculine] (German), μαρτύριο (martýrio) [neuter] (Greek), शहादत (śahādat) [feminine] (Hindi), शहीदी (śahīdī) [feminine] (Hindi), कुरबानी (kurbānī) [feminine] (Hindi), mártíromság (Hungarian), vértanúság (Hungarian), 殉教 (junkyō) (alt: じゅんきょう) (Japanese), രക്തസാക്ഷിത്വം (raktasākṣitvaṁ) (Malayalam), വീരമൃത്യു (vīramr̥tyu) (Malayalam), ആത്മത്യാഗം (ātmatyāgaṁ) (Malayalam), matiratanga (Maori), شهادت (şehadet) (Ottoman Turkish), شهادت (šahâdat) (Persian), męczeństwo [neuter] (Polish), ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ (śahādat) [Gurmukhi, feminine] (Punjabi), شَہَادَت (śahādat) [Shahmukhi, feminine] (Punjabi), му́ченичество (múčeničestvo) [neuter] (Russian), martarachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), martirio [masculine] (Spanish), martyrskap [neuter] (Swedish), му́чеництво (múčenyctvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), شَہَادَت (śahādat) [feminine] (Urdu), martür (Volapük), matür (english: older word) (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-martyrdom-en-noun-AxkzWuoG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'condition of a martyr': 94 6
  2. Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (great suffering): martiri [masculine] (Catalan), 折磨 (zhémo) (Chinese Mandarin), 痛苦 (tòngkǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 受苦 (shòukǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), mučení [neuter] (Czech), marttyyrius (Finnish), martyre [masculine] (French), μαρτύριο (martýrio) [neuter] (Greek), męka [feminine] (Polish), мука (muka) [feminine] (Russian), martarachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), martirio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-martyrdom-en-noun-Q4SvFOvp Disambiguation of 'great suffering': 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: martyrdom video

Inflected forms

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      },
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    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Märtyrertum",
        "3": "",
        "4": "martyrdom"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "martyrdom",
        "3": "",
        "4": "martyrdom"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "martyrdom",
        "3": "",
        "4": "martyrdom"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "martyrdom",
        "3": "",
        "4": "martyrdom"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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”).",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1681, George Hickes, A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London",
          "text": "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 were concluded, then they cry’d out, Burn him, burn him, juſt as the Jews cryed out againſt Chriſt to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III",
          "text": "The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
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        [
          "adherence",
          "adherence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason."
      ],
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        [
          "suffering",
          "suffering"
        ],
        [
          "affliction",
          "affliction"
        ],
        [
          "torment",
          "torment"
        ],
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/En-us-martyrdom.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šahāda",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شَهَادَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mǎčeničestvo",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "мъченичество"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "殉難"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xùnnàn",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "殉难"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xùnjiào",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "殉教"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xùndào",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "殉道"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mučednictví"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "marttyyrius"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martyre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moc̣ameoba",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "მოწამეობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Märtyrertod"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "martýrio",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μαρτύριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śahādat",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "शहादत"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śahīdī",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "शहीदी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kurbānī",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कुरबानी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "mártíromság"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "vértanúság"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅんきょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "junkyō",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "殉教"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "raktasākṣitvaṁ",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "രക്തസാക്ഷിത്വം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "vīramr̥tyu",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "വീരമൃത്യു"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ātmatyāgaṁ",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "ആത്മത്യാഗം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "matiratanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "şehadet",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "شهادت"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šahâdat",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "شهادت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "męczeństwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "śahādat",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ਸ਼ਹਾਦਤ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "śahādat",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "Shahmukhi",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شَہَادَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "múčeničestvo",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "му́ченичество"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "martarachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martirio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "martyrskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "múčenyctvo",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "му́чеництво"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "śahādat",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "شَہَادَت"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "martür"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "older word",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "condition of a martyr",
      "word": "matür"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhémo",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "word": "折磨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tòngkǔ",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "word": "痛苦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shòukǔ",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "word": "受苦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mučení"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "word": "marttyyrius"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martyre"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "martýrio",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μαρτύριο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "męka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "muka",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мука"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "martarachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "great suffering",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "martirio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "martyrdom"
  ],
  "word": "martyrdom"
}

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