Potential recruits are told their main role in the Islamic revolution will be through matrimony and childbearing, not martyrdom. He marched to meet it with the throbbing pulses of a soldier rushing to victory or a saint to martyrdom. Socialism, like every other impassioned human effort, will flourish best under martyrdom.
But its voice was soon stifled, and its children were rewarded for their abnegation by punishment, martyrdom and death. Why did Ricetto, Bruno and Servetus in the hour of martyrdom turn with loathing from that sacred emblem, the crucifix?
After receiving the honors of persecution, am I to expect the still greater one of martyrdom? Nglish: Translation of martyrdom for Spanish Speakers. Britannica English: Translation of martyrdom for Arabic Speakers. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Log in Sign Up. Save Word. Definition of martyrdom.
Examples of martyrdom in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web The festival of Ashura was going on, which commemorates the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. First Known Use of martyrdom before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Dubner December 19, Freakonomics. A New Intifada? The Scopes Monkey Trial 2. Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline Jennie M. Ancestors Gertrude Atherton. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist Alexander Berkman. Essential Meaning of martyr.
Full Definition of martyr Entry 1 of 2. Definition of martyr Entry 2 of 2. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. Ursula, who arrived in town by boat in medieval times and were eventually martyred in Cologne. First Known Use of martyr Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1. Learn More About martyr. Time Traveler for martyr The first known use of martyr was before the 12th century See more words from the same century.
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