martyrshipn.
/ˈmɑːtəʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmɑrdərˌʃɪp/ rare.
The status or position of a martyr.
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society > faith > worship > martyrdom > [noun]
martyrdomeOE
martyrshipa1661
martyry1677
witnessdom1877
society > faith > worship > martyrdom > [noun] > one who undergoes > status of
martyrshipa1661
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) i. 9 [They] now will willingly allow Martyrship to those, from whom they wholy with-held, (or grudgingly gave) it before.
1847 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 445 Non-conformity is to the truly independent man no martyrship.
1901 J. London God of his Fathers 16 Are you looking for a job of martyrship?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- upon freefreequarters
- upon freequarter
- upon full scent
- upon full stretch
- upon furlough
- upon gifture
- upon hand
- upon hands
- upon hands and knees
- upon hap
- upon haps
- upon head
- upon her behalf
- upon high
- upon his behalf
- upon its own terms
- upon late
- upon life
- upon liking
- upon luck's head
- upon malice forethought
- upon mistake
- upon morn
- upon motion