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martyrdom

[ mahr-ter-duhm ]

noun

  1. the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr.
  2. extreme suffering; torment.


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noun

  1. the sufferings or death of a martyr
  2. great suffering or torment
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Origin of martyrdom1

First recorded before 900; martyr + -dom
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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".

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“He was a figure not just for Lebanon, but all the world. When we heard of his martyrdom, all of us were affected.â€

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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.

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In it, he hailed the slain leader’s “martyrdom,†saying it would “only increase the strength and resolve†of Hamas.

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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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