martyrdomEnglishOxford American Thesaurusmartyrdom noun death, suffering, torture, torment, agony, persecution, ordeal, anguish; killing, putting to death, martyrization, sacrifice, crucifixion, immolation, burning, burning at the stake; Portuguese auto-da-fé; archaic passion. ▷antonyms apostasy.
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