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martyry|ˈmɑːtɪrɪ|
See also martyre.
[ad. med.L. martyrium, a. Gr. µαρτύριον witness, martyrdom, f. µάρτυρ martyr n. Cf. F. martyre, Sp. martírio, Pg. martyrio, It. martirio, martiro, martorio. A derivative of the med.L. word appears in OHG. martara, martira (G. marter torture).]
†1.
a. Martyrdom.
b. Suffering, torment. Obs.
c1325Metr. Hom. 158 For than pin we our bodye, With torfir and with martyrye. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles II. iii. 131 Clemens Alexandrinus cals martyrie the purgation of sin.
2. A shrine, oratory, or church erected in memory of a martyr; an erection marking the place of a martyrdom or the spot where a martyr's relics lie.
1708–22Bingham Orig. Eccl. viii. i. §8 Wks. 1840 II. 349 Constantine..adorned..Constantinople with many..ample martyries. a1727Newton Observ. Proph. Daniel i. xiv. (1733) 206 Those of the Church are not allowed to go into the Cœmeteries or Martyries, as they are called, of hereticks. 1842J. H. Newman Miracles (1843) 146 The proposed Martyry or Church of the Resurrection. 1889Farrar Lives of Fathers I. 86 They met year by year at his martyry to celebrate the day of death. 1901T. R. Glover Life & Lett. 4th Cent. vi. 136 On her way back she made a deviation to see St. Thecla's martyry. |