Definition of martyrdom
1
: the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one's religious faith
… defended moral truth even to the point of enduring martyrdom …— Andrew Sullivan
2
: affliction, torture
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The first known use of martyrdom was before the 12th century
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