"martyry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: martyries [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin martyrium (also 'martyrdom'), from Ancient Greek (martyrion), from (martys) 'witness'. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} martyry (plural martyries)
  1. A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave. Categories (topical): Places of worship Translations (a shrine in honor of a martyr): martelaarsschrijn [neuter] (Dutch), martyrium [neuter] (Dutch), martyrium [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-martyry-en-noun-IE0eA1-U Disambiguation of Places of worship: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'a shrine in honor of a martyr': 77 23
  2. A shrine at a site which "bears witness" to a crucial religious event not related to a tomb. Categories (topical): Places of worship
    Sense id: en-martyry-en-noun-7BqSvqLN Disambiguation of Places of worship: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 47 53

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