martyrdom - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

Definition of martyrdom

Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator
 
mar·tyr·dom  audio  (märtr-dm) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. The state of being a martyr.
    2. The suffering of death by a martyr.
  2. Extreme suffering of any kind.



 Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
logoeReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer