martyrdomnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmɑː.tə.dəm/us/ˈmɑːr.t̬ɚ.dəm/an occasion when someone suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
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Religious concepts: holiness
- blessed
- bread
- hallowed
- holiness
- holy
- man cannot live by bread alone idiom
- messianic
- otherworldly
- pagan
- patron saint
- piety
- profane
- profanity
- sacred
- sacrilege
- sainted
- sanctity
- spiritual
- spirituality
- the Sabbath
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