Definition of Martyrium

1. Noun. A tomb or other edifice erected in homage to a martyr. ¹

2. Noun. (rhetoric) Confirming something by referring to one's own experience. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Martyrium

1. martyry [n MARTYRIA] - See also: martyry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martyrium

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martyries
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Literary usage of Martyrium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... duplex martyrium, pudoris et religionis: et virgo permansit et martyrium obtinuit" (Behold therefore in the same victim a double martyrdom, ..."

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