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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Martyrdom  \Mar"tyr*dom\,  n.  [Martyr  +  -dom.] 
  1.  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. 
 
  2.  Affliction;  torment;  torture.  --Chaucer. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  martyrdom 
  n  1:  death  that  is  imposed  because  of  the  person's  adherence  of  a 
  religious  faith  or  cause 
  2:  any  experience  that  causes  intense  suffering  [syn:  {calvary}] 




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