Another word for martyrdom

martyrdom Synonyms

martyrdom

torment, agony, pain, distress, ordeal, affliction, suffering, devotion, eternal glory, life everlasting; see also sacrifice 1, torture.

Antonyms self-gratification, indulgence*, worldliness.

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(f) Martyrdom of Paul.
But the fact of the martyrdom is unquestionable.
The question as to the date of the martyrdom has evoked considerable controversy.
1906), p. 185, according to whom the legends of Virginia and Lucretia (two different versions of one and the same story, connecting the history of Roman liberty with the martyrdom of a woman) are nothing but late elaborations of legends connected with the cults of Ardea.
Fanatics sought death by insulting the magistrates or by breaking idols, and in their enthusiasm for martyrdom became self-centred and forgetful of their normal duty.

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