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Definition of martyrdom in English: martyrdomnoun ˈmɑːtədəmˈmɑrdərdəm mass noun1The death or suffering of a martyr. 殉难;受难 the martyrdom of St Anthony Example sentencesExamples - Christianity in the first three centuries was a religion of martyrdom.
- His martyrdom is the first - and only one - among the Apostles to be recorded in Scripture.
- A tragedian, Rubens loved to depict battles, atrocities, martyrdoms and slaughters.
- His first encounter with the Stations of the Cross set him howling with fright in church; his compulsory bedtime reading as a child was stories of Christian saints and their martyrdoms.
- So the following years brought further opposition and persecution, and even martyrdom, to evangelical missionaries in Mexico.
- The missionary Jesuit order developed a speciality in clinical depictions of torturous martyrdoms.
- In mentioning martyrdom of course, the question of religion comes up.
- Obedience, suffering, and martyrdom are also the theme of Jesus' words in John 12.
- As of this modern age these acts of martyrdoms are regarded as legends but they are based on historical facts and foundation.
- His characters lived and understood themselves in a fallen world where martyrdom was often the cost of salvation.
- Most notable to European eyes at this time was their religious fanaticism and willingness to seek martyrdom through death in battle.
- An extraordinary letter was written by the prior of the monastery two years before his martyrdom.
- History is full of their bloody exploits, conquests, sacrifices and martyrdoms.
- Reports of martyrdoms steeled resistance to persecution and were the source of encouragement to persevere.
- They are the words of the martyrs, martyrdom being the frequent fate of prophets.
- Throughout the entire span of their eventful history, they have struggled and fought for universal causes and have courted martyrdoms to uphold the values of truth, justice and freedom.
- The persecutions and martyrdoms seemed to have solidified the believers' faith.
- In each apostle portrait, each man holds the symbol of his martyrdom.
- We are reminded, for example, that belief in the resurrection of the dead is not an essential feature of the Jewish Bible but a view that developed primarily in response to the martyrdoms of the Maccabean revolt.
- What does the Bible tell us about the ministry, martyrdom, resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses?
Synonyms death, suffering, torture, torment, agony, persecution, ordeal, anguish killing, putting to death, martyrization, sacrifice, crucifixion, immolation, burning, burning at the stake Portuguese auto-da-fé archaic passion - 1.1 A display of pretended or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy.
苦肉计 you know martyrdom isn't my style Example sentencesExamples - They're self-righteous librarians drunk on the power of process and convinced of the virtue of martyrdom.
- Rolling his eyes, he moved to join Max in his excavations, sighing in exaggerated martyrdom.
- He does so with an air of martyrdom about him, the selfish man.
- Being neutral toward the mother/father (without a show of martyrdom) is better for the children that seeing you in conflict, surely.
- How could I refuse such an impressive display of martyrdom?
OriginOld English martyrdōm (see martyr, -dom). Definition of martyrdom in US English: martyrdomnounˈmɑrdərdəmˈmärdərdəm 1The death or suffering of a martyr. 殉难;受难 the martyrdom of St. Anthony Example sentencesExamples - An extraordinary letter was written by the prior of the monastery two years before his martyrdom.
- Throughout the entire span of their eventful history, they have struggled and fought for universal causes and have courted martyrdoms to uphold the values of truth, justice and freedom.
- What does the Bible tell us about the ministry, martyrdom, resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses?
- The missionary Jesuit order developed a speciality in clinical depictions of torturous martyrdoms.
- So the following years brought further opposition and persecution, and even martyrdom, to evangelical missionaries in Mexico.
- In each apostle portrait, each man holds the symbol of his martyrdom.
- History is full of their bloody exploits, conquests, sacrifices and martyrdoms.
- His characters lived and understood themselves in a fallen world where martyrdom was often the cost of salvation.
- Reports of martyrdoms steeled resistance to persecution and were the source of encouragement to persevere.
- His first encounter with the Stations of the Cross set him howling with fright in church; his compulsory bedtime reading as a child was stories of Christian saints and their martyrdoms.
- They are the words of the martyrs, martyrdom being the frequent fate of prophets.
- Obedience, suffering, and martyrdom are also the theme of Jesus' words in John 12.
- As of this modern age these acts of martyrdoms are regarded as legends but they are based on historical facts and foundation.
- Christianity in the first three centuries was a religion of martyrdom.
- His martyrdom is the first - and only one - among the Apostles to be recorded in Scripture.
- In mentioning martyrdom of course, the question of religion comes up.
- A tragedian, Rubens loved to depict battles, atrocities, martyrdoms and slaughters.
- We are reminded, for example, that belief in the resurrection of the dead is not an essential feature of the Jewish Bible but a view that developed primarily in response to the martyrdoms of the Maccabean revolt.
- The persecutions and martyrdoms seemed to have solidified the believers' faith.
- Most notable to European eyes at this time was their religious fanaticism and willingness to seek martyrdom through death in battle.
Synonyms death, suffering, torture, torment, agony, persecution, ordeal, anguish - 1.1 A display of feigned or exaggerated suffering to obtain sympathy or admiration.
苦肉计 you know martyrdom isn't my style Example sentencesExamples - Being neutral toward the mother/father (without a show of martyrdom) is better for the children that seeing you in conflict, surely.
- He does so with an air of martyrdom about him, the selfish man.
- Rolling his eyes, he moved to join Max in his excavations, sighing in exaggerated martyrdom.
- They're self-righteous librarians drunk on the power of process and convinced of the virtue of martyrdom.
- How could I refuse such an impressive display of martyrdom?
OriginOld English martyrdōm (see martyr, -dom). |