martyrdom
martyrdom is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Affliction; torment; torture. Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abstinence
- acerbic
- altruism
- anchoret
- anchorite
- and
- ascetic
- asceticism
- ashes
- austere
- austerity
- benevolence
- block
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- cynic
- cynical
- cynicism
- devoted
- devotion
- disinterested
- disinterestedness
- done
- elevated
- elevation
- exaltation
- exalted
- flagellation
- generosity
- generous
- great
- great-hearted
- handsome
- head
- hermit
- heroic
- heroism
- high
- high-minded
- labor
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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