(n.) 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.
(n.) Affliction; torment; torture.
Example Sentences:
(1) "They refused and said they preferred fighting and martyrdom to surrendering," he said.
(2) A truck stopped on a street corner, blaring martyrdom hymns throughout the cavernous lanes and alleys of the party's heartland.
(3) In 1500, though, he unveiled two paintings in the Contarelli chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome – the French church – showing Christ calling St Matthew and his martyrdom.
(4) He has taken various elements of the war, and translated their brutality into elegiac works, as with Freedom Qashoush Symphony, a delicate song which starts with rattled off gunfire, the symphony culminates in an urgent instrumental cry of freedom, inspired by Ibrahim al-Qashoush, an early symbol of rebel martyrdom.
(5) The execution of a figure like Sheikh al-Nimr, who had no means to follow his political and religious goals but through speaking out, merely shows the extent of irresponsibility and imprudence.” Iran’s parliamentary chair, Ali Larijani, warned: “Nimr’s martyrdom will put Saudi Arabia in a malestrom.
(6) • Early martyrdom looms for Delyth Evans, Carmarthen West's new parliamentary candidate.
(7) This is the martyrdom of an entire sex and it is foolish and childlike, made by babes.
(8) While I was writing my book Women Wartime Spies (Pen & Sword, 2011), I did quite a bit of research into Cavell, who I think has been somewhat misrepresented, conventional portrayals focusing on her martyrdom – a useful propaganda tool for the British wartime government.
(9) In this last article on nursing and martyrdom, the persecution and death of nurses in Brazil, New Guinea and in Europe during the First and Second World War are described.
(10) He is out there for martyrdom, he’s out there for a sacred cause, how can I oppose him?” Amir, another student, said.
(11) When last year the French newspaper Le Monde decided not to publish the names of those responsible for terrorist killings as it clearly aided their martyrdom, it was criticised for denying coverage.
(12) But to Ruqayah, it was a utopia I could never get used to hearing people talk about martyrdom.
(13) With their reputation obliterated, the Brazilians cannot even hide behind Neymar’s martyrdom after being kneed in the back by Colombia’s Juan Zúñiga in the quarter-final.
(14) Some may even be prepared to seek political martyrdom, being taken to court or banned from public office.
(15) In the long human struggle, the idea of "martyrdom" presents itself with a Janus-like face.
(16) The red flowers are meant to evoke martyrs’ blood, but martyrdom is a fraught and ill-used concept, and if the dead are martyrs to anything, it is the beauty of taking a walk in a fragile spring.
(17) According to his description of the martyrdom of the Saint, her teeth were extracted and her jawbones broken.
(18) Today we shall celebrate his martyrdom with tears of joy and sorrow.
(19) Of course, one of the main reasons I am doing this is so Allah gives me martyrdom and I get killed doing the most honourable thing in this life.
(20) God willing, the world will see how we avenge Osama bin Laden's martyrdom," said Khorasani.