as in suicide
the suffering and death of a martyr
He suffered martyrdom for his religious beliefs.
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With Christlike simplicity and martyrdom, Stamp gives a frankly astonishing performance for an actor in a debut role.
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The slogan expresses an all-or-nothing fantasy: either the thrilling overthrow of settler colonialism in all the land of Palestine, or else the glorious martyrdom of the noble resistance.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
According to former members interviewed for A Teenage Holy War, interns were forced into Navy Seal-style training and subjected to torturous conditions that included being put into coffins and being forced to eat worms, all in preparation for martyrdom.
—Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 27 July 2025
Losing a friend side by side in a gunfight often meant pursuing vengeance in his memory, taking care not to squander his martyrdom.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The slogan expresses an all-or-nothing fantasy: either the thrilling overthrow of settler colonialism in all the land of Palestine, or else the glorious martyrdom of the noble resistance.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
According to former members interviewed for A Teenage Holy War, interns were forced into Navy Seal-style training and subjected to torturous conditions that included being put into coffins and being forced to eat worms, all in preparation for martyrdom.
—Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 27 July 2025
Losing a friend side by side in a gunfight often meant pursuing vengeance in his memory, taking care not to squander his martyrdom.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for martyrdom
fatality
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Southern Kherson province recorded two fatalities and six wounded.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The attack marked the fourth fatality of its kind in the continent's waters this year and the first of its kind in the city since 2022, according to data from Sydney's Taronga Zoo and the Australian Shark-Incident Database.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Martyrdom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/martyrdom. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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