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martyrdom
[ mahr-ter-duhm ]
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noun
- the sufferings or death of a martyr
- great suffering or torment
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of martyrdom1
Example Sentences
The court was told he had immersed himself in an "extremist Islamic ideology" and went to the hospital to "seek his own martyrdom" through a "murderous terrorist attack".
“He was a figure not just for Lebanon, but all the world. When we heard of his martyrdom, all of us were affected.â€
As they have throughout their tenure, Hamas and Hezbollah will use the ongoing conflict to reinforce a cult of martyrdom in an effort to ensure that ideological and religious fervor is transmitted to younger generations.
In it, he hailed the slain leader’s “martyrdom,†saying it would “only increase the strength and resolve†of Hamas.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning in Iran in response to what he called the "martyrdom of the great Nasrallah", describing him as "a path and a school of thought" that would continue.
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