Martyrdom

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:04:13

Mar"tyr*dom (?), n. [Martyr + -dom.]

The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.

Bacon.

I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow.

Affliction; torment; torture.

Chaucer.

To Die a Martyr	Saint Stephen	martyr	Ideological masochism
Where is the Christian outrage?	equo ne credite	Susan Sontag on Godard's film Vivre Sa Vie	Fedayeen
creed	Jane McCrea	Reign of Julian V	Saint Ursula
The Báb	To me he is a daisy and I keep trying to count his petals	Martyrdom, or why mowing a Dandelion is the best thing you can do for him	What If? #3
Conduct Towards The Christians From Nero To Constantine V	Conduct towards the Christians from Nero to Constantine VI	God Wants You! (for the 3rd Crusade)	Saint Dymphna
The Rise of The Christian Religion II	Brecht and Galileo	What Would Jackie Chan Do?	Hitler Youth

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