martyrdom

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom, from Old English martyrdōm (“martyrdom”), corresponding to martyr +‎ -dom. Cognate with German Märtyrertum (“martyrdom”), Danish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Swedish martyrdom (“martyrdom”), Norwegian martyrdom (“martyrdom”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tə(ɹ).dəm/ === Noun === martyrdom (countable and uncountable, plural martyrdoms) The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. Extreme suffering, affliction; torment; torture, especially without reason. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From martyr +‎ -dom === Pronunciation === === Noun === martyrdom c (singular definite martyrdommen, plural indefinite martyrdomme) martyrdom ==== Declension ==== === References === “martyrdom” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Old English == === Etymology === From martyr +‎ -dōm. === Noun === martyrdōm m martyrdom ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Synonyms ==== martyrhād ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: martyrdome, martirdom, marterdom English: martyrdom Scots: martirdome === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “martyrdōm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Swedish == === Etymology === From martyr +‎ -dom. === Noun === martyrdom c (uncommon) synonym of martyrskap ==== Declension ==== === References === “martyrdom”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)