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martyrdom
English
Etymology
From Middle English martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom, from Old English martyrd?m (“martyrdom”), corresponding to martyr +? -dom. Cognate with German Märtyrertum (“martyrdom”), Danish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Swedish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m??(?).t?(?).d?m/
Noun
martyrdom (countable and uncountable, plural martyrdoms)
- 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.
- 1681, George Hickes, “A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London”:
- The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made again?t Polycarp Bi?hop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out again?t him to the Governour, that he ?hould ca?t him to the Lyons, and when he an?wered them he could not, becau?e the Spectacular ?ports were concluded, then they cry’d out, Burn him, burn him, ju?t as the Jews cryed out again?t Chri?t to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him.
- 1681, George Hickes, “A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London”:
- Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason.
Translations
See also
- Wikipedia article on martyrdom
Old English
Etymology
From martyr +? -d?m.
Noun
martyrd?m m
- martyrdom
Declension
Synonyms
- martyrh?d
Descendants
- Middle English: martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom
- English: martyrdom
- Scots: martirdome
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “martyrd?m”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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persecution
English
Etymology
Equivalent to persecute +? -ion, Borrowed from Old French persecucion , from Ecclesiastical Latin persec?tio (“persecution; chase, pursuit”), from Latin persequor (“follow up, pursue”), from per- (“through”) +? sequor (“follow”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?s??kju??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??s??kju???n/
- Hyphenation: per?se?cu?tion
Noun
persecution (countable and uncountable, plural persecutions)
- The act of persecuting.
- A program or campaign to subjugate or eliminate a specific group of people, often based on race, religion, sexuality, or social beliefs.
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