martyrdom
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Victoria Rios, a curator who works with González, said the artist’s paintings “rewrite the narratives of the past, rewrite the history of martyrdom and place women at the center.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
In Islamic tradition, martyrdom is associated with spiritual purity, and families sometimes find comfort in describing such deaths as honoured.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Mojtaba Khamanei said in his message he had seen the late ayatollah's corpse after his "martyrdom".
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In a message congratulating Mojtaba on his appointment Sunday, Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founding ayatollah—offered “condolences on the martyrdom of your beloved father, who was a model of jihad and martyrdom.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
I have long relied on the comforts of martyrdom.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing martyrdom
"Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden
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"Musee des Beaux Arts," Vocabulary from the poem
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Poems 10.4
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