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martyrdom

[mahr-ter-duhm] / ˈmɑr tər dəm /


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Martyrdom is a constant motif in the ideology of the Islamic Republic and in Shia Islam.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Martyrdom is exactly what KSM had been seeking for years.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

Martyrdom also played a central role in the eruption of the war in the former Yugoslavia.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2020

Martyrdom as a surprising theological undercurrent is played out in a video, “Stoning the Refrigerator,” which records the making of “St. Frigo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2017

“Will you please stop talking about imprisonment? You seem to be preoccupied with the thought. Actually, you seem to enjoy thinking about it. Martyrdom is meaningless in our age.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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